חטא

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Aramaic

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

חטא • (transliteration needed) f pl (singular חטתא)

  1. wheat

Pronunciation 2

Verb

חטא • (transliteration needed)

  1. to sin

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ט־א (kh-ṭ-ʾ)

Cognate to Arabic خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʔa, “to err, to sin”).

Verb

חָטָא • (khatá) (pa'al construction)

  1. to sin
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָטָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָטָאתִי חָטָאנוּ
second חָטָאתָ חָטָאת חֲטָאתֶם1 חֲטָאתֶן1
third חָטָא חָטְאָה חָטְאוּ
present חוֹטֵא חוֹטֵאת חוֹטְאִים חוֹטְאוֹת
future first אֶחֱטָא נֶחֱטָא
second תֶּחֱטָא תֶּחֶטְאִי תֶּחֶטְאוּ תֶּחֱטֶאנָה2
third יֶחֱטָא תֶּחֱטָא יֶחֶטְאוּ תֶּחֱטֶאנָה2
imperative חֲטָא חִטְאִי חִטְאוּ חֲטֶאנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָטָאתֶם and חָטָאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Conjugation of חָטָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָטָאתִי חָטָאנוּ
second חָטָאתָ חָטָאת חֲטָאתֶם1 חֲטָאתֶן1
third חָטָא חָטְאָה חָטְאוּ
present חוֹטֵא חוֹטֵאת חוֹטְאִים חוֹטְאוֹת
future first אֶחְטָא נֶחְטָא
second תֶּחְטָא תֶּחְטְאִי תֶּחְטְאוּ תֶּחְטֶאנָה2
third יֶחְטָא תֶּחְטָא יֶחְטְאוּ תֶּחְטֶאנָה2
imperative חֲטָא חִטְאִי חִטְאוּ חֲטֶאנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָטָאתֶם and חָטָאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
References

Noun

חֵטְא • (khet) m (plural indefinite חֲטָאִים, singular construct חֵטְא־, plural construct חֲטָאֵי־)

  1. sin
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Avot 3:9:
      רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶן דּוֹסָא אוֹמֵר, כָּל שֶׁיִּרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת לְחָכְמָתוֹ, חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת. וְכָל שֶׁחָכְמָתוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת לְיִרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ, אֵין חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת.
      Rabbi Chanina son of Dosa says: Anyone whose fear of sin precedes his wisdom, his wisdom endures. And anyone whose wisdom precedes his fear of sin, his wisdom does not endure.
    • Tanach, Lamentations 4:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיִּגְדַּל עֲוֺן בַּת־עַמִּי מֵחַטַּאת סְדֹם הַהֲפוּכָה כְמוֹ־רָגַע וְלֹא־חָלוּ בָהּ יָדָיִם׃
      Va-yigdál avón bat 'ammí me-ḥataat S'dom, ha-hafukháh kh'mo rága v-lo ḥálu vah yadáyim.
      For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands fell upon her.
  2. (law) misdemeanor, petty crime
  3. (Jewish law) an unintentional sin, done unknowingly
Declension

Noun

חַטָּא • (khatá) m (plural indefinite חַטָּאִים)

  1. sinner; one who transgresses or has transgressed.
References

References

Etymology 2

Verb

חִטֵּא • (khité) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of חיטא
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