פֶּ֫שַׁע
pe.sah
“transgression”
Definition
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
from H6586 (פָּשַׁע);
- transgression, rebellion 1a1) transgression (against individuals) 1a2) transgression (nation against nation) 1a3) transgression (against God) 1a3a) in general 1a3b) as recognised by sinner 1a3c) as God deals with it 1a3d) as God forgives 1a4) guilt of transgression 1a5) punishment for transgression 1a6) offering for transgression
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
פֶּ֫שַׁע appears 78 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.
Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud,and your sins like a mist.Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him?If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’
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