חַטָּאָה
chaṭṭââh
Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)
The word "חַטָּאָה" primarily refers to an offense or wrongdoing, which can include habitual sinfulness. It can also describe the penalty for such actions, the occasion of the wrongdoing, or the sacrifice made to address it. Additionally, it may refer to the person committing the offense or the act of purification related to the sin.
sin; an offense against God's standard
Etymologically, chaṭṭââh traces to or חַטָּאת; from (חָטָא). In the King James Version, this word is translated as punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, and offering)..
Its Greek parallel is ἁμαρτία (hamartia), revealing shared conceptual ground across the biblical languages.
The semantic range of chaṭṭââh — spanning meanings like punishment, purifying, sin. — suggests a word whose full significance cannot be captured by a single English term.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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