Chaṭṭâʼâh — H2403

H2403 · Hebrew — חטאה

Pronunciation: khat-taw-aw'

Other spellings: chaṭṭâʼth חַטָּאת

Definition

feminine noun

an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

  1. sin, sinful
  2. sin, sin offering
    1. sin
    2. condition of sin, guilt of sin
    3. punishment for sin
    4. sin-offering
    5. purification from sins of ceremonial uncleanness

Usually translated as

purification for sin, sin, punishment, purifying, sinner

Origin

or chaṭṭâʼth; from H2398

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Chaṭṭâʼâh occurs 294 times in 270 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (9), Leviticus (66), Numbers (42), Deuteronomy (4), Joshua (1), 1 Samuel (6), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (16), 2 Kings (15), 2 Chronicles (9), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (5), Job (5), Psalms (12), Proverbs (7), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (13), Lamentations (3), Ezekiel (24), Daniel (2), Hosea (5), Amos (1), Micah (6), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — C