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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שְׁגָגָה H7684
Pronunciation šĕgāgāh
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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Questions this entry answers
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 It unintentionally 10× Leviticus 4:2, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27, Numbers 15:24
in error 2× Leviticus 22:14, Numbers 15:29
an error 1× Ecclesiastes 10:5
the wrong 1× Leviticus 5:18
their unintentional sin 1× Numbers 15:25
unintentionally against 1× Leviticus 5:15
was a mistake 1× Ecclesiastes 5:6
was unintentional 1× Numbers 15:25
who erred 1× Numbers 15:28
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 4:2 בִשְׁגָגָה֙ to unintentionally Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 4:22 בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה to unintentionally Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 4:27 בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה to unintentionally Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 5:15 בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה to unintentionally against Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 5:18 שִׁגְגָת֧וֹ to the wrong Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 22:14 בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה to in error Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 15:24 לִשְׁגָגָה֒ to unintentionally Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 15:25 שְׁגָגָ֣ה to was unintentional Noun - feminine singular Numbers 15:25 שִׁגְגָתָֽם׃ to their unintentional sin Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 15:26 בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ס to unintentionally Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 4:2
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 4
Leviticus 6 Numbers 9 Joshua 2 Ecclesiastes 2
Source forms
בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ 3x biš·ḡā·ḡāh Numbers 15:29, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:15
בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה 2x ḇiš·ḡā·ḡāh Leviticus 4:27, Numbers 15:28
בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה 2x biš·ḡā·ḡāh Leviticus 4:22, Joshua 20:3
בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה 2x biš·ḡā·ḡāh Leviticus 22:14, Joshua 20:9
בִשְׁגָגָה֙ 1x ḇiš·ḡā·ḡāh Leviticus 4:2
בִשְׁגָגָ֑ה 1x ḇiš·ḡā·ḡāh Numbers 15:27
בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה 1x biš·ḡā·ḡāh Leviticus 5:15
בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ס 1x biš·ḡā·ḡāh Numbers 15:26
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 13x Leviticus 4:2, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27, Leviticus 5:15
Noun - feminine singular 2x Numbers 15:25, Ecclesiastes 5:6
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Numbers 15:25
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 5:18
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 10:5
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Numbers 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 definition Source: 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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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain