חָטָא
hata (ḥāṭāʾ)
/khaw-TAW/
“to miss the mark, err, sin”
To miss the mark, lose the way, fail to reach divine goal; moral failure deviating from God's righteous standard in thought, word, or deed.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
sinoffendtrespassmiss
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: חָטָא (to miss the mark, err, sin) -> ἁμαρτάνω (to miss the mark, to err, do wrong)
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where חָטָא (hata) carries significant theological or narrative weight.