What does שְׁגָגָה (šĕgāgāh) mean in the Bible?
שְׁגָגָה (šĕgāgāh): Unintentional sin distinguished from deliberate transgression; central to Israelite atonement law and moral culpability
Hebrew · H7684
שְׁגָגָה
A mistake or inadvertent transgression
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שְׁגָגָהH7684
Pronunciationšĕgāgāh
What does שְׁגָגָה (šĕgāgāh) mean in the Bible?
שְׁגָגָה (šĕgāgāh): Unintentional sin distinguished from deliberate transgression; central to Israelite atonement law and moral culpability
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How does the BSB render H7684?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include unintentionally (10), in error (2), an error (1), the wrong (1), their unintentional sin (1).
Where does שְׁגָגָה (šĕgāgāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 4:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (9), Leviticus (6), Ecclesiastes (2), Joshua (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itunintentionally10×Leviticus 4:2, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27, Numbers 15:24
in error2×Leviticus 22:14, Numbers 15:29
an error1×Ecclesiastes 10:5
the wrong1×Leviticus 5:18
their unintentional sin1×Numbers 15:25
unintentionally against1×Leviticus 5:15
was a mistake1×Ecclesiastes 5:6
was unintentional1×Numbers 15:25
who erred1×Numbers 15:28
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Leviticus 4:2בִשְׁגָגָה֙tounintentionallyPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 4:22בִּשְׁגָגָ֖הtounintentionallyPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 4:27בִשְׁגָגָ֖הtounintentionallyPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 5:15בִּשְׁגָגָ֔הtounintentionally againstPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 5:18שִׁגְגָת֧וֹtothe wrongNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 22:14בִּשְׁגָגָ֑הtoin errorPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularNumbers 15:24לִשְׁגָגָה֒tounintentionallyPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularNumbers 15:25שְׁגָגָ֣הtowas unintentionalNoun - feminine singularNumbers 15:25שִׁגְגָתָֽם׃totheir unintentional sinNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralNumbers 15:26בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃סtounintentionallyPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 4:2
Aligned rows19
Books represented4
Leviticus6Numbers9Joshua2Ecclesiastes2
Source forms
בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃3xbiš·ḡā·ḡāhNumbers 15:29, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:15
בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה2xḇiš·ḡā·ḡāhLeviticus 4:27, Numbers 15:28
בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה2xbiš·ḡā·ḡāhLeviticus 4:22, Joshua 20:3
בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה2xbiš·ḡā·ḡāhLeviticus 22:14, Joshua 20:9
בִשְׁגָגָה֙1xḇiš·ḡā·ḡāhLeviticus 4:2
בִשְׁגָגָ֑ה1xḇiš·ḡā·ḡāhNumbers 15:27
בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה1xbiš·ḡā·ḡāhLeviticus 5:15
בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ס1xbiš·ḡā·ḡāhNumbers 15:26
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular13xLeviticus 4:2, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27, Leviticus 5:15
Noun - feminine singular2xNumbers 15:25, Ecclesiastes 5:6
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xNumbers 15:25
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xLeviticus 5:18
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular1xEcclesiastes 10:5
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1xNumbers 15:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Unintentional sin distinguished from deliberate transgression; central to Israelite atonement law and moral culpability
Source Gloss
a mistake or inadvertent transgression
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Unintentional sin distinguished from deliberate transgression; central to Israelite atonement law and moral culpability
a mistake or inadvertent transgression BDB: sin of error Usage: error, ignorance, at unawares; unwittingly.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Inadvertent sin by the whole congregation requiring atonement offering
Unintentional transgression by a leader necessitating sin offering for atonement
Inadvertent sin committed by a common person requiring prescribed sacrifice
Unintentional violation of holy things with restitution and guilt offering
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 19 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שְׁגָגָה is built from this root:
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