2399. chet
Strong's Lexicon
chet: Sin, offense, fault

Original Word: חֵטְא
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chet'
Pronunciation: khayt
Phonetic Spelling: (khate)
Definition: Sin, offense, fault
Meaning: a crime, its penalty

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָטָא (chata), meaning "to miss" or "to sin."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G266 (ἁμαρτία, hamartia) - sin

- G264 (ἁμαρτάνω, hamartanō) - to sin

Usage: The term "chet" primarily refers to an act of sin or transgression against divine law. It conveys the idea of missing the mark or failing to meet God's standards. In the Old Testament, "chet" is often used to describe moral and ethical failures, both individual and communal, that separate humans from God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, sin was not merely a legal or moral failure but a breach in the covenant relationship with God. The concept of "chet" was deeply tied to the sacrificial system, where offerings were made to atone for sins and restore the relationship with God. The understanding of sin as "missing the mark" reflects the high standards of holiness and righteousness expected by God, as outlined in the Torah.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chata
Definition
a sin
NASB Translation
greatly (1), offenses (2), penalty (1), sin (22), sins (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֵטְא noun masculineDeuteronomy 15:9 sin (on formation see Lag BN 142) — ׳ח Leviticus 19:17 15t.; suffix חָטְאוֺ Leviticus 24:15 5t., 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 ag. 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 2Chronicles 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 ?

[חֲטָי] noun [masculine] sin (see Biblical Hebrew חטא); — suffix חֲטָיָךָ Daniel 4:24 (Qr חֲטָאָךָ K§ 57 a) β)), < plural (for חַטְיָיךָ) Hi Bev Kmp Behrm, compare "" עַוַיָתָ.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fault, grievously, offence, punishment of sin

From chata'; a crime or its penalty -- fault, X grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.

see HEBREW chata'

Forms and Transliterations
בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ בְחֶטְא֣וֹ בַחֲטָאֵ֙ינוּ֙ בחטאו בחטאינו וַחֲטָאֵ֥י וּ֝בְחֵ֗טְא ובחטא וחטאי חֲטָאִ֥ים חֲטָאֵ֞י חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם חֲטָאַ֕י חֲטָאָֽי׃ חֲטָאָֽיו׃ חֵ֔טְא חֵ֖טְא חֵ֛טְא חֵ֣טְא חֵ֤טְא חֵֽטְא׃ חֵטְא־ חֶטְא֥וֹ חֶטְאָ֥ם חֶטְאֽוֹ׃ חַטָּא֔וֹת חטא חטא־ חטא׃ חטאו חטאו׃ חטאות חטאי חטאי׃ חטאיו׃ חטאיכם חטאים חטאם כַ֭חֲטָאֵינוּ כחטאינו מֵחֲטָאָ֑י מחטאי ḇa·ḥă·ṭā·’ê·nū ḇaḥăṭā’ênū bə·ḥeṭ·’ōw ḇə·ḥeṭ·’ōw bechetO bəḥeṭ’ōw ḇəḥeṭ’ōw Chachataeinu chataAi chataAv chataEi chataeiChem chataIm chattaot Chet chetAm chetO ḥă·ṭā·’āw ḥă·ṭā·’ay ḥă·ṭā·’āy ḥă·ṭā·’ê ḥă·ṭā·’ê·ḵem ḥă·ṭā·’îm ḥaṭ·ṭā·’ō·wṯ ḥăṭā’āw ḥăṭā’ay ḥăṭā’āy ḥăṭā’ê ḥăṭā’êḵem ḥăṭā’îm ḥaṭṭā’ōwṯ ḥêṭ ḥêṭ- ḥeṭ’ām ḥeṭ’ōw ḥeṭ·’ām ḥeṭ·’ōw ḵa·ḥă·ṭā·’ê·nū ḵaḥăṭā’ênū mê·ḥă·ṭā·’āy mechataAi mêḥăṭā’āy ū·ḇə·ḥêṭ ūḇəḥêṭ uveChet vachataEi vachataEinu vechetO wa·ḥă·ṭā·’ê waḥăṭā’ê
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Genesis 41:9
HEB: לֵאמֹ֑ר אֶת־ חֲטָאַ֕י אֲנִ֖י מַזְכִּ֥יר
NAS: today of my [own] offenses.
KJV: I do remember my faults this day:
INT: to Pharaoh saying of my offenses I mention

Leviticus 19:17
HEB: תִשָּׂ֥א עָלָ֖יו חֵֽטְא׃
NAS: but shall not incur sin because
KJV: and not suffer sin upon him.
INT: incur because sin

Leviticus 20:20
HEB: דֹּד֖וֹ גִּלָּ֑ה חֶטְאָ֥ם יִשָּׂ֖אוּ עֲרִירִ֥ים
NAS: they will bear their sin. They will die
KJV: they shall bear their sin; they shall die
INT: his uncle's has uncovered their sin will bear childless

Leviticus 22:9
HEB: יִשְׂא֤וּ עָלָיו֙ חֵ֔טְא וּמֵ֥תוּ ב֖וֹ
NAS: so that they will not bear sin because
KJV: lest they bear sin for it, and die
INT: bear because sin and die because

Leviticus 24:15
HEB: אֱלֹהָ֖יו וְנָשָׂ֥א חֶטְאֽוֹ׃
NAS: his God, then he will bear his sin.
KJV: his God shall bear his sin.
INT: his God will bear his sin

Numbers 9:13
HEB: הִקְרִיב֙ בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹ חֶטְא֥וֹ יִשָּׂ֖א הָאִ֥ישׁ
NAS: That man will bear his sin.
KJV: that man shall bear his sin.
INT: present appointed his sin will bear man

Numbers 18:22
HEB: מוֹעֵ֑ד לָשֵׂ֥את חֵ֖טְא לָמֽוּת׃
NAS: again, or they will bear sin and die.
KJV: lest they bear sin, and die.
INT: of meeting will bear sin and die

Numbers 18:32
HEB: תִשְׂא֤וּ עָלָיו֙ חֵ֔טְא בַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֥ם אֶת־
NAS: no sin by reason
KJV: And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved
INT: will bear reason sin have offered the best

Numbers 27:3
HEB: קֹ֑רַח כִּֽי־ בְחֶטְא֣וֹ מֵ֔ת וּבָנִ֖ים
NAS: but he died in his own sin, and he had
KJV: but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
INT: of Korah for sin died sons

Deuteronomy 15:9
HEB: וְהָיָ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃
NAS: against you, and it will be a sin in you.
KJV: unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
INT: the LORD become sin

Deuteronomy 19:15
HEB: חַטָּ֔את בְּכָל־ חֵ֖טְא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶֽחֱטָ֑א
NAS: or any sin which
KJV: or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth:
INT: sin any sin which has committed

Deuteronomy 21:22
HEB: יִהְיֶ֣ה בְאִ֗ישׁ חֵ֛טְא מִשְׁפַּט־ מָ֖וֶת
NAS: has committed a sin worthy
KJV: And if a man have committed a sin worthy of
INT: has committed A man A sin worthy of death

Deuteronomy 22:26
HEB: (לַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה ק) חֵ֣טְא מָ֑וֶת כִּ֡י
NAS: there is no sin in the girl
KJV: [there is] in the damsel no sin [worthy] of death:
INT: there damsel sin of death for

Deuteronomy 23:21
HEB: וְהָיָ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃
NAS: to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the LORD
KJV: require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
INT: with become would be sin

Deuteronomy 23:22
HEB: יִהְיֶ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃
NAS: from vowing, it would not be sin in you.
KJV: to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
INT: not become not be sin

Deuteronomy 24:15
HEB: וְהָיָ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃ ס
NAS: and it become sin in you.
KJV: against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
INT: the LORD become sin

Deuteronomy 24:16
HEB: אָב֑וֹת אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יוּמָֽתוּ׃ ס
NAS: shall be put to death for his own sin.
KJV: shall be put to death for his own sin.
INT: for fathers everyone sin be put

2 Kings 10:29
HEB: רַ֠ק חֲטָאֵ֞י יָרָבְעָ֤ם בֶּן־
NAS: However, [as for] the sins of Jeroboam
KJV: Howbeit [from] the sins of Jeroboam
INT: but the sins of Jeroboam the son

2 Kings 12:16
HEB: אָשָׁם֙ וְכֶ֣סֶף חַטָּא֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּבָ֖א
INT: the guilt and the money fault was not brought

2 Kings 14:6
HEB: אִם־ אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ [יָמוּת כ]
NAS: shall be put to death for his own sin.
KJV: shall be put to death for his own sin.
INT: but each sin shall not be put

2 Chronicles 25:4
HEB: כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יָמֽוּתוּ׃ פ
NAS: shall be put to death for his own sin.
KJV: shall die for his own sin.
INT: but each sin to death

Psalm 51:5
HEB: בְּעָו֥וֹן חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי וּ֝בְחֵ֗טְא יֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִי אִמִּֽי׃
NAS: in iniquity, And in sin my mother
KJV: in iniquity; and in sin did my mother
INT: iniquity was brought sin conceived my mother

Psalm 51:9
HEB: הַסְתֵּ֣ר פָּ֭נֶיךָ מֵחֲטָאָ֑י וְֽכָל־ עֲוֹ֖נֹתַ֣י
NAS: Your face from my sins And blot
KJV: thy face from my sins, and blot out
INT: Hide your face my sins all my iniquities

Psalm 103:10
HEB: לֹ֣א כַ֭חֲטָאֵינוּ עָ֣שָׂה לָ֑נוּ
NAS: He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor
KJV: He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded
INT: Nor to our sins dealt Nor

Ecclesiastes 10:4
HEB: מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים׃
NAS: allays great offenses.
KJV: pacifieth great offences.
INT: composure pacifieth offenses great

34 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2399
34 Occurrences


bə·ḥeṭ·’ōw — 3 Occ.
ḵa·ḥă·ṭā·’ê·nū — 1 Occ.
ḥă·ṭā·’ay — 2 Occ.
ḥă·ṭā·’āw — 1 Occ.
ḥă·ṭā·’ê — 1 Occ.
ḥă·ṭā·’ê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
ḥă·ṭā·’îm — 1 Occ.
ḥaṭ·ṭā·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ḥêṭ — 15 Occ.
ḥeṭ·’ām — 1 Occ.
ḥeṭ·’ōw — 2 Occ.
mê·ḥă·ṭā·’āy — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḥêṭ — 1 Occ.
wa·ḥă·ṭā·’ê — 1 Occ.
ḇa·ḥă·ṭā·’ê·nū — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḥeṭ·’ōw — 1 Occ.















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