לְ/חַטָּ֖את
𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕
chaṭṭâʼâh
for a sin offering
A failure to meet a standard, wrongdoing, or offense, most commonly referring to a transgression against divine instruction (an act of 'missing the mark'). In biblical usage, חַטָּאָה encompasses the concept of 'sin' both as a concrete act and as a state/condition and can also refer to ritual acts associated with dealing with those offenses—particularly the 'sin offering' prescribed in priestly texts. The word is thus used both for the moral/ethical failure itself and for the ritual procedure to address it.
Leviticus 16:3 · Word #9
Lexicon H2403
| Lemma | חַטָּאָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤄 |
| Transliteration | chaṭṭâʼâh |
| Strong's | H2403 |
| Definition | A failure to meet a standard, wrongdoing, or offense, most commonly referring to a transgression against divine instruction (an act of 'missing the mark'). In biblical usage, חַטָּאָה encompasses the concept of 'sin' both as a concrete act and as a state/condition and can also refer to ritual acts associated with dealing with those offenses—particularly the 'sin offering' prescribed in priestly texts. The word is thus used both for the moral/ethical failure itself and for the ritual procedure to address it. |
Morphology HR/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for a sin offering |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2403-37
for sin
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + feminine singular common noun, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חַטָּאת denotes a failure or offense derived from the root meaning "to miss the mark." The prefixed לְ adds the sense "for/to," and the feminine singular noun is rendered concisely as "sin" to preserve the core root meaning without contextual narrowing. |
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