לַ/חֲטֹ֗א
𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤀
châṭâʼ
to sin
To miss a goal or mark (literal or metaphorical); by extension, to err, to commit an offense, particularly an offense against divine or moral standard. In the Hebrew Bible, the verb is predominantly used in contexts of failing to meet obligations, especially those established by covenant, and thus is most often rendered as 'to sin.' The word also appears in contexts of unintentional error, moral or ritual failure, and occasionally of incurring guilt or forfeiting a right. In specific forms, can indicate causing another to err, or bearing the consequence of error or offense.
Hosea 13:2 · Word #3
Lexicon H2398
| Lemma | חָטָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤈𐤀 |
| Transliteration | châṭâʼ |
| Strong's | H2398 |
| Definition | To miss a goal or mark (literal or metaphorical); by extension, to err, to commit an offense, particularly an offense against divine or moral standard. In the Hebrew Bible, the verb is predominantly used in contexts of failing to meet obligations, especially those established by covenant, and thus is most often rendered as 'to sin.' The word also appears in contexts of unintentional error, moral or ritual failure, and occasionally of incurring guilt or forfeiting a right. In specific forms, can indicate causing another to err, or bearing the consequence of error or offense. |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to sin |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2398-26
to err
| Morphological Notes | Qal stem, infinitive construct; verbal noun expressing the act of missing/erring in simple active voice. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct expresses the simple active sense of the root חטא—"to miss" or "to err." "To err" preserves the underlying idea of missing a mark while naturally encompassing moral or covenantal offense without imposing contextual specifics. |
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