Hebrew · H935, H2401 · unreviewed

הֵבֵאתָ עָלָיו חֲטָאָה

To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · an offence , or a sacrifice for it

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בּוֹא H935 to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Pronunciation bwōʾ
Foundational motion verb expressing entry, arrival, and transition; fundamental to covenant theology and divine-human encounter narratives.
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חֲטָאָה H2401 an offence , or a sacrifice for it
Pronunciation ḥăṭāʾāh
Denotes both the transgression and its prescribed ritual remedy, bridging violation and restoration in covenant law
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What does הֵבֵאתָ עָלָיו חֲטָאָה (heve'ta alav chata'ah) mean in the Bible?

בּוֹא · חֲטָאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)".

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Meaning

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 935×
Perfect 1Chr 2:21 · 1Chr 11:21 · 1Chr 11:25 · 1Chr 15:29 · 1Chr 16:33 · 1Kgs 1:1 · 1Kgs 1:22 · 1Kgs 1:42 · 1Kgs 10:10 · 1Kgs 10:12 · 1Kgs 10:14 · 1Kgs 12:1 · 1Kgs 13:1 · 1Kgs 13:10 · 1Kgs 13:12 · 1Kgs 13:21 364×
Imperfect 1Kgs 14:13 · 1Sam 2:34 · 1Sam 2:36 · 1Sam 9:6 · 1Sam 21:16 · 1Sam 26:10 · 2Chr 19:10 · 2Chr 23:19 · 2Kgs 6:32 · 2Kgs 19:32 · 2Kgs 19:33 · 2Sam 5:6 · 2Sam 5:8 · 2Sam 6:9 · 2Sam 15:4 · 2Sam 15:37 333×
Participle active 1Kgs 14:5 · 1Kgs 14:6 · 1Kgs 14:17 · 1Sam 2:31 · 1Sam 9:14 · 1Sam 11:5 · 1Sam 17:12 · 1Sam 17:43 · 1Sam 17:45 · 1Sam 22:9 · 1Sam 25:19 · 2Chr 23:4 · 2Chr 23:8 · 2Kgs 3:20 · 2Kgs 11:5 · 2Kgs 11:9 127×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 1:42 · 2Chr 25:8 · 2Kgs 5:5 · 2Sam 14:32 · 2Sam 16:21 · Exod 6:11 · Exod 7:26 · Exod 9:1 · Exod 10:1 · Ezek 3:4 · Ezek 3:11 · Ezek 3:24 · Ezek 8:9 · Ezek 10:2 · Gen 7:1 · Gen 16:2 49×
Infinitive construct 1Kgs 14:28 · 1Sam 9:15 · 2Chr 12:11 · 2Chr 18:34 · 2Chr 25:14 · 2Kgs 16:11 · 2Sam 3:35 · 2Sam 15:28 · Deut 4:21 · Exod 2:18 · Exod 17:12 · Exod 22:25 · Ezek 21:32 · Ezek 33:22 · Ezek 38:18 · Gen 39:16 29×
Jussive 2Chr 23:6 · 2Chr 25:7 · 2Kgs 5:8 · Jer 17:15 · Job 3:6 · Judg 13:8 · Lev 16:2 · Song 4:16 · Jer 16:5 · Obad 1:13 · Prov 4:14 · Prov 23:10 · Prov 27:10 · Ps 143:2 · 2Sam 13:5 · 2Sam 13:6 24×
Infinitive absolute 1Sam 9:6 · Dan 11:10 · Dan 11:13 · Hab 2:3 · Jer 36:29 · Lev 14:48 · Ps 126:6
Cohortative Gen 38:16 · Ps 132:7
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 193×
Imperfect 1Chr 13:12 · 1Kgs 21:29 · Exod 11:1 · Ezek 5:17 · Ezek 11:8 · Ezek 14:17 · Ezek 33:2 · Isa 43:5 · Isa 60:17 · Isa 66:4 · Jer 11:23 · Jer 23:12 · Jer 48:44 · Jer 49:32 · Mic 1:15 · Zeph 3:20 64×
Perfect 1Chr 22:4 · 1Sam 10:27 · 2Chr 9:10 · 2Chr 15:11 · 2Chr 24:14 · 2Chr 29:32 · 2Chr 31:5 · 2Chr 31:6 · 2Kgs 10:8 · 2Sam 3:22 · Exod 35:21 · Exod 35:22 · Exod 35:23 · Exod 35:24 · Exod 35:27 · Exod 35:29 62×
Participle active 1Chr 12:41 · 1Kgs 10:25 · 1Kgs 14:10 · 1Kgs 17:6 · 1Kgs 21:21 · 2Chr 9:14 · 2Chr 9:24 · 2Chr 17:11 · 2Chr 32:23 · 2Chr 34:24 · 2Chr 34:28 · 2Kgs 10:24 · 2Kgs 21:12 · 2Kgs 22:16 · 2Kgs 22:20 · Exod 10:4 50×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 20:40 · Exod 4:6 · Gen 43:16 · Jer 17:18 · Gen 42:19 · Isa 16:3 · Jer 27:12 · Mal 3:10 · 2Sam 13:10 · Isa 43:6 11×
Infinitive construct 2Sam 17:14 · Deut 6:23 · Ezek 20:15 · Gen 18:19 · Isa 1:13 · Jer 17:24
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 15×
Imperfect 2Kgs 12:5 · 2Kgs 12:17 · Jer 10:9 · Lev 6:23 · Lev 11:32 · Jer 27:22
Perfect Lev 10:18 · Lev 16:27 · Ezek 40:4 · Gen 33:11 · Gen 43:18
Participle passive Ezek 23:42 · Ezek 30:11 · Gen 43:18 · Ps 45:15
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 1143 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 431 Imperfect 427 Participle 177 Imperative 60 Infinitive construct 35 Infinitive absolute 7 Participle passive 4 Cohortative 2
Stem
Qal 935 Hiphil 193 Hophal 15
Mood
Indicative 431 Indicative/jussive 349 Imperative 60 Indicative/cohortative 54 Jussive 24
OT Occurrences
Gen 4:4 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Gen 6:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 6:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 6:17 Hiphil · Participle Gen 6:19 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 6:20 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 7:1 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 7:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 7:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 7:16 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 14:5 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 15:15 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 15:17 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 16:2 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 16:8 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 18:11 Qal · Participle Gen 18:19 Hiphil · Infinitive construct Gen 19:5 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 19:8 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 19:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 19:23 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 20:9 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Gen 20:13 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 23:10 Qal · Participle Gen 23:18 Qal · Participle Gen 24:1 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 24:31 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 24:41 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 24:62 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 24:63 Qal · Participle Gen 26:27 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 27:30 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 27:33 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 27:35 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 28:11 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 29:6 Qal · Participle Gen 29:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 30:3 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 30:11 Qal · Participle Gen 30:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive +1103 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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