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It can also denote a sin offering, which is a sacrifice made to atone for sin. In the Old Testament, "chataah" is used to describe moral failings, transgressions against God's law, and the inherent sinful nature of humanity. It emphasizes the separation from God caused by sin and the need for atonement.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, sin was understood as a breach of the covenant relationship with God. The sacrificial system, including sin offerings, was central to maintaining this relationship and seeking forgiveness. The concept of sin was not only a personal failing but also had communal implications, affecting the entire community's standing before God. The Law, given through Moses, outlined specific sacrifices and rituals to address sin, highlighting the seriousness with which sin was regarded.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm">chata</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sin, sin offering<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sin (7), sin offering (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">חֲטָאָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sin, sin-offering</b></font> (?) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>sin</em>, chiefly in the phrase <font class="hebrew2">גְדֹלָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ח</font> <em>great sin</em> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9</a> (E) <a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-21.htm">Exodus 32:21</a>,30,31 (JE), <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כְּסוּי ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1</a> <em>he whose sin is covered</em> is blessed; but the <em>prayer</em> of the wicked <em>becomes sin when he is judged</em> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/109-7.htm">Psalm 109:7</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>sin-offering</em> (according to most) <font class="hebrew2">עולה</font> <font class="hebrew2">וחטאה</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/40-7.htm">Psalm 40:7</a> <em>whole burnt-offering and sin-offering</em> (so Vrss Thes MV SS and others, but < <em>whole burnt-offering with sin</em> see Br<sup> MP 329</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sin offering <p>Feminine of <a href="/hebrew/2399.htm">chet'</a>; an offence, or a sacrifice for it -- sin (offering). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2399.htm">chet'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה וחטאה חֲטָאָ֣ה חֲטָאָ֥ה חֲטָאָֽה׃ חטאה חטאה׃ לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃ לחטאה׃ chataAh ḥă·ṭā·’āh ḥăṭā’āh la·ḥă·ṭā·’āh LachataAh laḥăṭā’āh vachataAh wa·ḥă·ṭā·’āh waḥăṭā’āh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/20-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 20:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַל־ מַמְלַכְתִּ֖י <b> חֲטָאָ֣ה </b> גְדֹלָ֑ה מַעֲשִׂים֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a great <span class="itali">sin?</span> You have done<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">sin?</span> thou hast done<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/20-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on and my kingdom <span class="itali">sin </span> A great things<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/32-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 32:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֵבֵ֥אתָ עָלָ֖יו <b> חֲטָאָ֥ה </b> גְדֹלָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [such] great <span class="itali">sin</span> upon them?<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> so great <span class="itali">a sin</span> upon them?<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you have brought and <span class="itali">sin</span> great<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/32-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 32:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַתֶּ֥ם חֲטָאתֶ֖ם <b> חֲטָאָ֣ה </b> גְדֹלָ֑ה וְעַתָּה֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a great <span class="itali">sin;</span> and now<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">sin:</span> and now I will go up<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you have committed <span class="itali">sin</span> A great and now<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/32-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 32:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ <b> חֲטָאָ֣ה </b> גְדֹלָ֔ה וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a great <span class="itali">sin,</span> and they have made<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">sin,</span> and have made<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> people this <span class="itali">sin</span> A great have made<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/17-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 17:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֔ה וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם <b> חֲטָאָ֥ה </b> גְדוֹלָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and made them commit a great <span class="itali">sin.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and made them sin a great <span class="itali">sin.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/17-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the LORD commit <span class="itali">sin</span> A great<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/32-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 32:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פֶּ֗שַׁע כְּס֣וּי <b> חֲטָאָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is forgiven, <span class="itali">Whose sin</span> is covered!<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] forgiven, <span class="itali">[whose] sin</span> [is] covered.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/32-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> transgression is covered <span class="itali">sin</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/40-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 40:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִּ֑י עוֹלָ֥ה <b> וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה </b> לֹ֣א שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Burnt offering <span class="itali">and sin offering</span> You have not required.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> burnt offering <span class="itali">and sin offering</span> hast thou not required.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/40-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have opened Burnt <span class="itali">and sin</span> have not required<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/109-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 109:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/109.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹ תִּהְיֶ֥ה <b> לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/109.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And let his prayer become <span class="itali">sin.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/109.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and let his prayer <span class="itali">become sin.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/109-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his prayer become <span class="itali">sin</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2401.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2401.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2401<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chataah_2401.htm">ḥă·ṭā·’āh — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lachataah_2401.htm">la·ḥă·ṭā·’āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vachataah_2401.htm">wa·ḥă·ṭā·’āh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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