חֵטְא

chetNoun (Masculine)H2399

sin

From: from H2398 (חָטָא);

Short Definition

a crime or its penalty

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. sin 1a) sin 1b) guilt for sin 1c) punishment for sin Aramaic equivalent: cha.ti (*חֲטָי *"sin" H2408)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

28 times

Appears 28 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Deuteronomy
6
Isaiah
4
Leviticus
4
Numbers
4
2 Kings
2

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 25:4
  • Deuteronomy 19:15
  • Ecclesiastes 10:4
  • Isaiah 38:17
  • Leviticus 20:20

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.