תֶּחֶטְא֥וּ
𐤕𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅
châṭâʼ
sin
To miss a goal or mark (literal or metaphorical); by extension, to err, to commit an offense, particularly an offense against divine or moral standard. In the Hebrew Bible, the verb is predominantly used in contexts of failing to meet obligations, especially those established by covenant, and thus is most often rendered as 'to sin.' The word also appears in contexts of unintentional error, moral or ritual failure, and occasionally of incurring guilt or forfeiting a right. In specific forms, can indicate causing another to err, or bearing the consequence of error or offense.
Genesis 42:22 · Word #10
Lexicon H2398
| Lemma | חָטָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤈𐤀 |
| Transliteration | châṭâʼ |
| Strong's | H2398 |
| Definition | To miss a goal or mark (literal or metaphorical); by extension, to err, to commit an offense, particularly an offense against divine or moral standard. In the Hebrew Bible, the verb is predominantly used in contexts of failing to meet obligations, especially those established by covenant, and thus is most often rendered as 'to sin.' The word also appears in contexts of unintentional error, moral or ritual failure, and occasionally of incurring guilt or forfeiting a right. In specific forms, can indicate causing another to err, or bearing the consequence of error or offense. |
Morphology HVqj2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | j — Jussive — Third-person wish or command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | sin |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2398-36
you (masculine plural) may err
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, 2nd person masculine plural, jussive conjugation. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem preserves the simple active sense "to miss/err." The 2nd person masculine plural jussive expresses a potential or volitional action directed to a group of males, hence "you (masculine plural) may err." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you (masculine plural) may sin
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "you (masculine plural) may err". |