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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 - Finally, the king’s chief cup-bearer spoke up. “Today I have been reminded of my failure,” he told Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:17 - “Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives.[fn] Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - “If a man has sex with his uncle’s wife, he has violated his uncle. Both the man and woman will be punished for their sin, and they will die childless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:9 - “The priests must follow my instructions carefully. Otherwise they will be punished for their sin and will die for violating my instructions. I am the LORD who makes them holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:15 - Say to the people of Israel: Those who curse their God will be punished for their sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:13 - “But those who neglect to celebrate the Passover at the regular time, even though they are ceremonially clean and not away on a trip, will be cut off from the community of Israel. If they fail to present the LORD’s offering at the proper time, they will suffer the consequences of their guilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:22 - “From now on, no Israelites except priests or Levites may approach the Tabernacle. If they come too near, they will be judged guilty and will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:32 - You will not be considered guilty for accepting the LORD’s tithes if you give the best portion to the priests. But be careful not to treat the holy gifts of the people of Israel as though they were common. If you do, you will die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:3 - “Our father died in the wilderness,” they said. “He was not among Korah’s followers, who rebelled against the LORD; he died because of his own sin. But he had no sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:9 - Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:15 - “You must not convict anyone of a crime on the testimony of only one witness. The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:22 - “If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:26 - Do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no crime worthy of death. She is as innocent as a murder victim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:21 - “When you make a vow to the LORD your God, be prompt in fulfilling whatever you promised him. For the LORD your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows, or you will be guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:22 - However, it is not a sin to refrain from making a vow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. If you don’t, they might cry out to the LORD against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:16 - “Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:29 - He did not, however, destroy the gold calves at Bethel and Dan, with which Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:16 - However, the money that was contributed for guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the LORD’s Temple. It was given to the priests for their own use.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:6 - However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the LORD as written by Moses in the Book of the Law: “Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:4 - However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the LORD as written by Moses in the Book of the Law: “Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:5 - For I was born a sinner—
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:9 - Don’t keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:10 - He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:4 - If your boss is angry at you, don’t quit!
A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - “Come now, let’s settle this,”
says the LORD.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
I will make them as white as snow.
Though they are red like crimson,
I will make them as white as wool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:7 - I know the glorious day will come when each of you will throw away the gold idols and silver images your sinful hands have made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:17 - Yes, this anguish was good for me,
for you have rescued me from death
and forgiven all my sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:12 - I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier,
because he exposed himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels.
He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 - Jerusalem has sinned greatly,
so she has been tossed away like a filthy rag.
All who once honored her now despise her,
for they have seen her stripped naked and humiliated.
All she can do is groan
and hide her face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:39 - Then why should we, mere humans, complain
when we are punished for our sins?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:49 - You will be fully repaid for all your prostitution—your worship of idols. Yes, you will suffer the full penalty. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:16 - In view of all your faithful mercies, Lord, please turn your furious anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. All the neighboring nations mock Jerusalem and your people because of our sins and the sins of our ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:8 - Israel boasts, “I am rich!
I’ve made a fortune all by myself!
No one has caught me cheating!
My record is spotless!”
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