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Strong's Number H2398

חָטָא

chata' · khaw-taw'

Transliteration:

chata'{khaw-taw'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

638

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

Usage in the KJV:

sin 70, purify 7, cleanse 7, sinner 8, committed 6, offended 4, blame 2, done 2, fault 1, harm 1, loss 1, miss 1, offender 1, purge 1, reconciliation 1, sinful 1, trespass 1

Total: 238
Occurs 238 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness
1. (Qal)
  1. to miss
  2. to sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty
  3. to incur guilt, incur penalty by sin, forfeit
2. (Piel)
  1. to bear loss
  2. to make a sin-offering
  3. to purify from sin
  4. to purify from uncleanness
3. (Hiphil)
  1. to miss the mark
  2. to induce to sin, cause to sin
  3. to bring into guilt or condemnation or punishment
4. (Hithpael)
  1. to miss oneself, lose oneself, wander from the way
  2. to purify oneself from uncleanness