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Lexicon :: Strong's H2399 - ḥēṭ'

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חֵטְא
Transliteration
ḥēṭ'
Pronunciation
khate
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 638a

Strong’s Definitions

חֵטְא chêṭᵉʼ, khate; from H2398; a crime or its penalty:—fault, × grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H2399 in the following manner: sin (30x), faults (1x), grievously (1x), offences (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H2399 in the following manner: sin (30x), faults (1x), grievously (1x), offences (1x).

  1. sin

    1. sin

    2. guilt for sin

    3. punishment for sin

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵטְא chêṭᵉʼ, khate; from H2398; a crime or its penalty:—fault, × grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.
STRONGS H2399: Abbreviations
† חֵטְא noun masculineDeuteronomy 15:9 sin (on formation see Lag BN 142) — ח׳ Leviticus 19:17 + 15 times; suffix חָטְאוֺ Leviticus 24:15 + 5 times, חֲטָאָו֯ Lamentations 3:39, חֶטְאָם Leviticus 20:20; plural חֲטָאִים Ecclesiastes 10:4; construct חֲטָאֵי 2 Kings 10:29; Ezekiel 23:49; suffix חֲטָאַי Genesis 41:9, חֲטָאָ֑י Isaiah 38:17; Psalm 51:11, חֲטָאֵינוּ Daniel 9:16; Psalm 103:10, חֲטָאֵיכֶם Isaiah 1:18; —
1. sin:
a. against man Genesis 41:9 (E) Ecclesiastes 10:4.
b. elsewhere against God, absolute Isaiah 31:7; Hosea 12:9; חָטָא ח׳ Lamentations 1:8 compare Deuteronomy 19:15; 2 Kings 10:29; משׁפט מות ח׳ sin worthy of death Deuteronomy 21:22 = מות ח׳ Deuteronomy 22:26; with בְּ, because of, Daniel 9:16; God is entreated: hide thy face from my sins Psalm 51:11; and it is said in faith, thou wilt cast behind thy back all my sins Isaiah 38:17.
2. guilt of sin: היה חטא ב sin (the guilt of sin) come on one Deuteronomy 15:9; Deuteronomy 21:22; Deuteronomy 23:22; Deuteronomy 23:23; Deuteronomy 24:15; בחטאו מת in his sin (guilt) die Numbers 27:3 (P); אישׁ בחטאו each for his own sin Deuteronomy 24:16 = 2 Kings 14:16 2 Chronicles 25:4; בחטא יחמתני אמי Psalm 51:7 in sin (condition of sin and guilt) my mother conceived me; אם חטאיכם כשׁנים Isaiah 1:18 though your sins be like scarlet (in guilt); לא כחטאינו עשׂה לנו Psalm 103:10 not according to our sins (their guilt) hath he done to us.
3. punishment for sin: נשׂא ח׳ bear sin (its punishment) Leviticus 20:20; Leviticus 24:15 (H), Numbers 9:13; Numbers 18:22 (P); with עַל, bear sin because of Leviticus 19:17; Leviticus 22:9 (H) Numbers 18:32 (P); bear sins of idols (in worshipping idols) Ezekiel 23:49; the ideal servant of Yahweh bore the sins of many Isaiah 53:12; without נשׂא, only Lamentations 3:39 גבר על חטאו (wherefore doth) a man (complain) for the punishment of his sin ?

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2408.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:9; 41:9

Leviticus

19:17; 19:17; 20:20; 20:20; 22:9; 24:15; 24:15

Numbers

9:13; 18:22; 18:32; 27:3

Deuteronomy

15:9; 15:9; 19:15; 21:22; 21:22; 22:26; 23:22; 23:23; 24:15; 24:16

2 Kings

10:29; 10:29; 14:16

2 Chronicles

25:4

Psalms

51:7; 51:11; 51:11; 103:10; 103:10

Ecclesiastes

10:4; 10:4

Isaiah

1:18; 1:18; 31:7; 38:17; 38:17; 53:12

Lamentations

1:8; 3:39; 3:39

Ezekiel

23:49; 23:49

Daniel

9:16; 9:16

Hosea

12:9

H2399

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2399 matches the Hebrew חֵטְא (ḥēṭ'),
which occurs 35 times in 34 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:9 - Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “I remember my offenses today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:17 - “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:9 - They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:15 - And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:13 - But if anyone who is clean and is not on a journey fails to keep the Passover, that person shall be cut off from his people because he did not bring the LORD’s offering at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:22 - so that the people of Israel do not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:32 - And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have contributed the best of it. But you shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, lest you die.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:3 - “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:9 - Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your eye look grudgingly[fn] on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the LORD against you, and you be guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:15 - “A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:22 - “And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:26 - But you shall do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no offense punishable by death. For this case is like that of a man attacking and murdering his neighbor,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:21 - “If you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the LORD your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:22 - But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the LORD, and you be guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:16 - “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:29 - But Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin—that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel and in Dan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:16 - The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:6 - But he did not put to death the children of the murderers, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded, “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. But each one shall die for his own sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:4 - But he did not put their children to death, according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, “Fathers shall not die because of their children, nor children die because of their fathers, but each one shall die for his own sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:5 - Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:9 - Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:10 - He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:4 - If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place,
for calmness[fn] will lay great offenses to rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - “Come now, let us reason[fn] together, says the LORD:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:7 - For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have sinfully made for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:17 - Behold, it was for my welfare
that I had great bitterness;
but in love you have delivered my life
from the pit of destruction,
for you have cast all my sins
behind your back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:12 - Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many,[fn]
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,[fn]
because he poured out his soul to death
and was numbered with the transgressors;
yet he bore the sin of many,
and makes intercession for the transgressors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 - Jerusalem sinned grievously;
therefore she became filthy;
all who honored her despise her,
for they have seen her nakedness;
she herself groans
and turns her face away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:39 - Why should a living man complain,
a man, about the punishment of his sins?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:49 - And they shall return your lewdness upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry, and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:16 - “O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:8 - Ephraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
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