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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 spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I would mention my faults 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; you may most certainly rebuke your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - ‘If there is a man who lies [intimately] with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they will bear their sin. They will die childless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:9 - ‘Therefore the priests shall observe My ordinance, so that they will not bear sin because of it and die if 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 - “You shall speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Whoever curses his God will bear his sin [through his own death].

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:13 - ‘But the man who is [ceremonially] clean and is not on a journey, and yet does not observe the Passover, that person shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them] because he did not bring the LORD’S offering at its appointed time; that man will bear [the penalty of] his sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:22 - “The Israelites shall never again approach the Tent of Meeting [the covered sanctuary, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies], or they [who do] will incur sin and die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:32 - ‘You will bear no sin because of it when you have offered the best of it; but you shall not profane the sacred gifts of the children of Israel, or you will die [because of it].’”

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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 those who assembled together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but he died for his own sin [as did all those who rebelled at Kadesh], and he had no sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:9 - “Beware that there is no wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release (remission, pardon), is approaching,’ and your eye is hostile (unsympathetic) toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing [since he would not have to repay you]; for he may cry out to the LORD against you, and it will become a sin for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:15 -

“A single witness shall not appear in a trial against a man for any wrong or any sin which he has committed; [only] [fn]on the testimony or evidence of two or three witnesses shall a charge be confirmed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:22 -

“And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death and [[fn]afterward] you hang him on a tree [as a public example],

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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 sin worthy of death, for this is the same as when a man attacks his neighbor and murders [fn]him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:21 -

“When you make a [fn]vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for He will most certainly require it of you, and a delay would cause you to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:22 - “But if you refrain from making a vow, that would not be [counted as] sin in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - “You shall give him his wages on the day that he earns them before the sun sets—for he is poor and is [fn]counting on it—so that he does not cry out to the LORD against you, and it becomes a sin for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:16 -

“The fathers shall not be put to death for [the sins of] their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; [only] for his own sin shall anyone be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:29 - However, Jehu did not turn from the [idolatrous] sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, that is, [led them to worship] the golden calves which were at Bethel and Dan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:16 - Money from the guilt offerings and money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD [for repairs]; it was for the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:6 - But he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, in compliance with what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the LORD commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, nor shall the sons be put to death for the fathers; but each shall be put to death [only] for his own sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:4 - But he did not kill their children; for he did as it is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, “The fathers shall not die for the children, nor the children die for the fathers, but each shall be put to death for his own sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:5 -

I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness;

In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful].

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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 has not dealt with us according to our sins [as we deserve],

Nor rewarded us [with punishment] according to our wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:4 - If the temper of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post [showing resistance], because composure and calmness prevent great offenses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 -

“Come now, and let us reason together,”

Says the LORD.

“[fn]Though your sins are like scarlet,

They shall be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They shall be like wool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:7 - For in that day every man will reject and throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold [in disgust], which your own hands have sinfully made for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:17 -

“Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such bitterness;

But You have loved back my life from the pit of nothingness (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 and give Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers],

And He shall divide the spoils with the mighty,

Because He [willingly] poured out His life to death,

And was counted among the transgressors;

Yet He Himself bore and took away the sin of many,

And interceded [with the Father] for the transgressors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 -

Jerusalem sinned greatly;

Therefore she has become an unclean thing [and has been removed].

All who honored her [now] despise her

Because they have seen her nakedness;

Even 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 any living mortal, or any man,

Complain [of punishment] in view of his sins?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:49 - ‘Thus your lewdness will be repaid to you, and you will suffer the penalty for your [sinful] idolatry; and you will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord GOD.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:16 - “O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous and just acts, please let Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the wickedness of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of scorn and a contemptuous byword to all who are around us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:8 -

Ephraim said, “I have indeed become rich [and powerful as a nation];

I have found wealth for myself.

In all my labors they will not find in me

Any wickedness that would be sin.”

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