תֶחֱטָ֗א
𐤕𐤇𐤈𐤀
châṭâʼ
sins
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.
Leviticus 5:1 · 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 HVqi3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | sins |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2398-34
she errs
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person feminine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular denotes a simple active action by a feminine singular subject. "She errs" preserves the core sense of missing the mark while allowing the moral or covenantal extension inherent in the root. |
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