chataa · sin

What it means

chataa (חֲטָאָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “sin”.

Serious wrong.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A grave wrong against God, like that of the golden calf.
2. The sacrifice offered to take away sin.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• Exodus×3
• 2 Kings×1
• Psalms×3

• Genesis 20:9

  Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Deeds that ought not to be done you have done to me.”

• Exodus 32:21

  And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you have brought upon them a great sin?”

• Exodus 32:30

  And it happened on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to YHWH; perhaps I can make expiation for your sin.”

• Exodus 32:31

  So Moses returned to YHWH and said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin; they have made for themselves gods of gold.

• 2 Kings 17:21

  For he tore Israel from the house of David, and they made king Jeroboam son of Nebat; and Jeroboam drew Israel away from following YHWH and made them sin a great sin.

• Psalms 32:1

  Of David. A maskil. Happy is he whose transgression is taken away, whose sin is covered.

• Psalms 40:6

  Sacrifice and offering you did not desire; ears you have opened for me; burnt offering and sin offering you did not ask.

• Psalms 109:7

  When he is judged, let him come out guilty, and let his prayer become sin.