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Hebrew
Noun
חַטָּאת • (khatát) f
- A sin.
Tanach, Genesis 18:20, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:זַעֲקַת סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה כִּי רָבָּה וְחַטָּאתָם כִּי כָבְדָה מְאֹד- Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.
- A sin offering.
Tanach, Exodus 29:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וְאֶת בְּשַׂר הַפָּר וְאֶת עֹרוֹ וְאֶת פִּרְשׁוֹ תִּשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה חַטָּאת הוּא- But the flesh of the bullock, and its skin, and its dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp; it is a sin-offering.
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