חטא (ḩţʼ) — to withdraw / to draw back / to fail

Definition: = state in which a human being bears the responsibility for a wrongful act against God or someone else, ► which results in a state of guilt which may require atonement, restitution, and retribution

Forms: vbqal-

Show passage in OET: GEN 43:9

OET-RV GEN 43:9

9 I myself will guarantee him. If anything happens to him, you can charge it to me. If I don’t get him safely back to you, then I’ll personally carry the blame for the rest of my life.

OET-LV GEN 43:9

9 I I_will _stand _surety _for _him from_hand _of_my you_will _require _him if not I_have _brought _him to_you and_I_will _set _him to_your_face and_I _will _be _culpable to/for_yourself(m) all _of the_days.

Show passage in OET: GEN 44:32

OET-RV GEN 44:32

32 But your servant guaranteed the young man to my father, saying, ‘If I don’t get him back to you, then I will have sinned against my father all my life.’

OET-LV GEN 44:32

32 If/because servant _of_your he _stood _surety _for DOM the _young_man from_with father _of_my to_say if not I_will _bring _him to_you and_I _will _be _culpable to_father _of_my all _of the_days.

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All 3 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 43:9 · OET GEN 44:32

EXO: OET EXO 5:16

Sense 3: to take responsibility, to bear the loss

Semantic domains: Non-Possess (002003002019)

Core domains: Responsibility (145)

Definition: = action by which a human being takes the responsibility for something that has been killed or destroyed and makes restitution for it

Forms: vbpiel

Show passage in OET: GEN 31:39

OET-RV GEN 31:39

39 I didn’t bring dead sheep or goats to you that had been attacked by wild animals—I bore the loss of those myself. You required that I cover anything stolen during the day or during the night.

OET-LV GEN 31:39

39 A _torn _animal not I _brought to_you I I_bore _the _loss _of _it from_hand _of_my you_required _it one_stolen _of day and_one_stolen _of night.

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Sense 4: to bring guilt upon oneself

Semantic domains: Guilty (002003003013)

Core domains: Responsibility (145); Behavior (017)

Definition: literally: to bring guilt upon (one's) flesh; hence: = causative action by which a human being commits a wrongful act against God or someone else ► and so brings his/her own body in a state of guilt which may require atonement, restitution, and retribution

Forms: vbhif-

Collocations: חטא בָּשָׂר

Show passage in OET: ECC 5:5

OET-RV ECC 5:6

6 Don’t allow your mouth to cause your whole body to sin,
⇔ and don’t tell the temple messenger that it was an unintentional sin.
⇔ Why make God angry by what you say
⇔ and destroy the good things that you’ve done?

OET-LV ECC 5:5

5  Do _not permit DOM mouth _of_your to_cause _to _sin DOM flesh _of_your and_do _not say to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_messenger if/because _that was_inadvertence it to/for_what the_ʼElohīm will _he _be _angry towards voice _of_your and_he _will _ruin DOM the _work _of your _two’s _hands _of_your.

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Sense 5: to bring guilt upon, to cause to be declared guilty

Semantic domains: Guilty (002003003013)

Core domains: Responsibility (145); Behavior (017)

Definition: = causative action by which a human being brings upon someone else the responsibility for a wrongful act against God or someone else, ► which brings upon that person a state of guilt which may require atonement, restitution, and retribution

Forms: vbhif-

Show passage in OET: DEU 24:4

OET-RV DEU 24:4

4 then the first husband isn’t allow to take her back as his wife. That’s because she’s been defiled and it would be abhorrent to Yahweh, and you mustn’t defile the land that your god Yahweh is giving you.

OET-LV DEU 24:4

4 Not husband _of_her (the)_former who he_sent _her _away he _will _be _able to_return to_take_her to_be to_him/it to/for_(a)_woman after that she _has _been _declared _unclean if/because is_an _abomination it to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_not you _will _cause _to _sin DOM the_earth/land which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) an _inheritance.

Show passage in OET: ISA 29:21

OET-RV ISA 29:21

21 those who give false evidence against a person,
⇔ and lay a trap at the city gate for the person who arbitrates,
⇔ and who deprive the innocent person of justice.

OET-LV ISA 29:21

21 Those _who_cause _to _sin _of (of)_a _person with_a _message and_for_who]_adjudicates in_gate they_lay _a _trap and_they _have _turned _aside with_emptiness the_righteous_person.

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Sense 6: to sin, to commit sin

Semantic domains: Sin (002003003017)

Core domains: Responsibility (145); Behavior (017)

Definition: = action by which a human being commits a wrongful act against God or someone else, whether or not on purpose, ► which may require atonement, restitution, and/or retribution

Forms: vbqal-

Synonyms: מרד · סור · עוה · עשׂה רַע · רשׁע · רָשָׁע

Antonyms: עשׂה טֹוב

Show passage in OET: GEN 20:6

OET-RV GEN 20:6

6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience and indeed I kept you from sinning against me. I didn’t allow you to touch her for that reason.

OET-LV GEN 20:6

6 And_he/it _said to_him/it the_ʼElohīm in_a _dream also I I _know if/because _that in_the _integrity _of your _heart _of_your you _did this and_ also I _I _have _restrained you from_sinning to_me therefore yes/correct/thus/so not I_have _permitted _you to_touch (to)_her.

Show passage in OET: GEN 20:9

OET-RV GEN 20:9

9 Then he sent for Avraham and asked him, “What have you done to us? What did I do to you that you would cause all this trouble for me and my people? What you did to me should never have happened.”

OET-LV GEN 20:9

9 And_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it _called (to)_ʼAⱱrāhām and_he/it _said to_him/it what have _you _done to/for_ourselves and_what have _I _sinned to/for_you(fs) that/for/because/then/when you _have _brought on_me and_on kingdom _of_my a _sin great deeds which not they _will _be _done you _have _done with_me.

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All 161 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 20:6 · OET GEN 20:9 · OET GEN 39:9 · OET GEN 40:1 · OET GEN 42:22

EXO: OET EXO 9:27 · OET EXO 9:34 · OET EXO 10:16 · OET EXO 20:20 · OET EXO 32:30–31 · OET EXO 32:33

LEV: OET LEV 4:2–3 · OET LEV 4:14 · OET LEV 4:22–23 · OET LEV 4:27–28 · OET LEV 4:35 · OET LEV 5:1 · OET LEV 5:5–7 · OET LEV 5:10–11 · OET LEV 5:13 · OET LEV 5:15–17 · OET LEV 6:2–4 · OET LEV 19:22

NUM: OET NUM 6:11 · OET NUM 12:11 · OET NUM 14:40 · OET NUM 15:27 · OET NUM 16:22 · OET NUM 21:7 · OET NUM 22:34 · OET NUM 32:23

DEU: OET DEU 1:41 · OET DEU 9:16 · OET DEU 9:18 · OET DEU 19:15 · OET DEU 20:18

JOS: OET JOS 7:11 · OET JOS 7:20

JDG: OET JDG 10:10 · OET JDG 10:15 · OET JDG 11:27

SA1: OET SA1 2:25 · OET SA1 7:6 · OET SA1 12:10 · OET SA1 12:23 · OET SA1 14:33–34 · OET SA1 15:24 · OET SA1 15:30 · OET SA1 19:4–5 · OET SA1 24:11 · OET SA1 26:21

SA2: OET SA2 12:13 · OET SA2 19:20 · OET SA2 24:10 · OET SA2 24:17

KI1: OET KI1 8:31 · OET KI1 8:33 · OET KI1 8:35 · OET KI1 8:46–47 · OET KI1 8:50 · OET KI1 14:16 · OET KI1 14:22 · OET KI1 15:30 · OET KI1 16:13 · OET KI1 16:19 · OET KI1 18:9

KI2: OET KI2 17:7 · OET KI2 18:14 · OET KI2 21:17

CH1: OET CH1 21:8 · OET CH1 21:17

CH2: OET CH2 6:22 · OET CH2 6:24 · OET CH2 6:26 · OET CH2 6:36–37 · OET CH2 6:39

NEH: OET NEH 1:6 · OET NEH 6:13 · OET NEH 9:29 · OET NEH 13:26

JOB: OET JOB 1:5 · OET JOB 1:22 · OET JOB 2:10 · OET JOB 7:20 · OET JOB 8:4 · OET JOB 10:14 · OET JOB 24:19 · OET JOB 31:30 · OET JOB 33:27 · OET JOB 35:6

PSA: OET PSA 4:4 · OET PSA 39:1 · OET PSA 41:4 · OET PSA 51:4 · OET PSA 78:17 · OET PSA 78:32 · OET PSA 106:6 · OET PSA 119:11

PRO: OET PRO 11:31 · OET PRO 13:22 · OET PRO 14:21

ECC: OET ECC 2:26 · OET ECC 7:20 · OET ECC 7:26 · OET ECC 8:12 · OET ECC 9:2 · OET ECC 9:18

ISA: OET ISA 1:4 · OET ISA 42:24 · OET ISA 43:27 · OET ISA 64:5

JER: OET JER 2:35 · OET JER 3:25 · OET JER 8:14 · OET JER 14:7 · OET JER 14:20 · OET JER 16:10 · OET JER 33:8 · OET JER 37:18 · OET JER 40:3 · OET JER 44:23 · OET JER 50:7 · OET JER 50:14

LAM: OET LAM 1:8 · OET LAM 5:7 · OET LAM 5:16

EZE: OET EZE 3:21 · OET EZE 14:13 · OET EZE 16:51 · OET EZE 18:4 · OET EZE 18:20 · OET EZE 18:24 · OET EZE 28:16 · OET EZE 33:12 · OET EZE 33:16 · OET EZE 37:23

DAN: OET DAN 9:5 · OET DAN 9:8 · OET DAN 9:11 · OET DAN 9:15

HOS: OET HOS 4:7 · OET HOS 8:11 · OET HOS 10:9 · OET HOS 13:2

MIC: OET MIC 7:9

ZEP: OET ZEP 1:17

Sense 7: to cause to sin, to lead to sin

Semantic domains: Sin (002003003017)

Core domains: Responsibility (145); Behavior (017)

Definition: = action by which a human being causes or compels another human being to commit a wrongful act against God or someone else, whether on purpose or not, ► which may require atonement, restitution, and/or retribution

Forms: vbhif-

Show passage in OET: EXO 23:33

OET-RV EXO 23:33

33 They mustn’t live in your land, in case they cause you to sin against me. Their gods would certainly become a trap for you, and then you’d end up worshipping them.

OET-LV EXO 23:33

33 Not they _will _dwell in_land _of_your lest they _should _cause _to _sin you to_me if/because you _will _serve DOM gods _of_their if/because it _will _become to/for_yourself(m) (into)_a_snare.

Show passage in OET: KI1 14:16

OET-RV KI1 14:16

16 He will hand Yisrael over to their enemies because of Yarov’am’s sins and how he encouraged Yisrael to sin.”

OET-LV KI1 14:16

16 And_he _will _give _up DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) on_account _of the _sins _of Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) which he _has _sinned and_which he _has _caused _to _sin DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

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All 28 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 23:33

KI1: OET KI1 14:16 · OET KI1 15:26 · OET KI1 15:30 · OET KI1 15:34 · OET KI1 16:2 · OET KI1 16:13 · OET KI1 16:19 · OET KI1 16:26 · OET KI1 21:22 · OET KI1 22:52

KI2: OET KI2 3:3 · OET KI2 10:29 · OET KI2 10:31 · OET KI2 13:2 · OET KI2 13:6 · OET KI2 13:11 · OET KI2 14:24 · OET KI2 15:9 · OET KI2 15:18 · OET KI2 15:24 · OET KI2 15:28 · OET KI2 17:21 · OET KI2 21:11 · OET KI2 21:16 · OET KI2 23:15

NEH: OET NEH 13:26

JER: OET JER 32:35

Sense 8: to purify oneself

Semantic domains: Clean (002001001012)

Core domains: Responsibility (145); Ritual Contamination (147)

Definition: = action by which a human being performs the ritual of removing the state of guilt or uncleanness from oneself

Forms: vbhit-

Show passage in OET: NUM 8:21

OET-RV NUM 8:21

21 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aharon offered them to Yahweh as a raised offering, and Aharon offered a sacrifice to make them innocent in Yahweh’s eyes.

OET-LV NUM 8:21

21 And_ the_Lēviyyiy _they _purified _themselves and_they _washed clothes _of_their and_ ʼAhₐron _he _waved DOM_them a _wave-offering to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_he _made _atonement on_them ʼAhₐron to_purify_them.

Show passage in OET: NUM 19:12

OET-RV NUM 19:12

12 On the third day, they must purify themselves, and then they’ll be ‘clean’ on the seventh day. (If they don’t purify themselves, they’ll won’t become ‘clean’ on that seventh day—

OET-LV NUM 19:12

12 He he _will _purify _himself in_him/it in _the_day the_third and_on_day the_seventh he _will _be _pure and_if not he _will _purify _himself in _the_day the_third and_on_day the_seventh not he _will _be _pure.

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All 5 recorded passages for this sense

NUM: OET NUM 8:21 · OET NUM 19:12–13 · OET NUM 19:20 · OET NUM 31:19

Sense 9: to cleanse, to purify

Semantic domains: Clean (002001001012)

Core domains: Responsibility (145); Ritual Contamination (147)

Definition: = causative action by which a human being performs the ritual of removing the state of guilt or uncleanness from another person or object

Forms: vbpiel; vbhit-; vbhit- (passive)

Show passage in OET: LEV 8:15

OET-RV LEV 8:15

15 Then Aharon slaughtered it, and Mosheh took the blood and used his finger to put some on the four projecting corners of the altar, thus purifying the altar. Then he poured the rest of the blood out at the altar’s base, sanctifying it so it could be used for making people right with God.

OET-LV LEV 8:15

15 And_he _cut _the _throat _of_it and_ Mosheh _he/it _took DOM the_blood and_he/it _gave on the _horns _of the _altar all _around with_finger _of_his and_he _cleansed _from _sin DOM the_altar and_DOM the_blood he _poured to the _base _of the _altar and_he_set _it _apart _as _holy to_make _atonement on/upon/above_him/it.

Show passage in OET: LEV 14:49

OET-RV LEV 14:49

49 Then he must take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet thread, and some hyssop twigs,

OET-LV LEV 14:49

49 And_he/it _will _take to_cleanse _from _sin DOM the_house two _of birds and_tree cedar and_scarlet _of a _worm and_hyssop.

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All 11 recorded passages for this sense

LEV: OET LEV 8:15 · OET LEV 14:49 · OET LEV 14:52

NUM: OET NUM 19:19 · OET NUM 31:20 · OET NUM 31:23

PSA: OET PSA 51:7

EZE: OET EZE 43:20 · OET EZE 43:22–23 · OET EZE 45:18

Sense 10: to sacrifice as sin-offering, to present as sin-offering

Semantic domains: Sacrifice (002003002022)

Core domains: Sacrifices and Offerings (149); Responsibility (145); Behavior (017)

Definition: = action by which a human being performs the sacrificial ritual that is intended to remove the state of guilt from oneself or someone else

Forms: vbpiel

Show passage in OET: EXO 29:36

OET-RV EXO 29:36

36 and each day you must sacrifice a bull to purify the altar and compensate for the altar’s imperfections. You must also anoint it each day with olive oil to make it sacred.

OET-LV EXO 29:36