חָטָא

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

bear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel)
• 4.(hiphil)
• 5.(hithpael)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châṭâʼ; Pronunciation: khaw-taw'