HebrewH6588Noun (Masculine)

פֶּ֫שַׁע

pe.sah

78Occurrences
H6588Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a revolt (national, moral or religious)

from H6586 (פָּשַׁע);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. 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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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

פֶּ֫שַׁע appears 78 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Proverbs
12
Amos
10
Isaiah
10
Job
10
Ezk
9
Micah
5
Psalms
5
Daniel
3

Key Passages

1 Kings 8:50BSB

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.

Exodus 23:21BSB

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.

Isaiah 44:22BSB

I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud,and your sins like a mist.Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

Job 35:6BSB

If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him?If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?

Numbers 14:18BSB

‘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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