חטא

עברית

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חטא^¹

Where it comes from

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

verb חָטָא · khatá · לחטוא · לַחֲטֹא · -

construction pa'al to sin

noun חֵטְא · khet · חֲטָאִים · חֵטְא־ · חֲטָאֵי־

sin רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶן דּוֹסָא אוֹמֵר, כָּל שֶׁיִּרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת לְחׇכְמָתוֹ, חׇכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת. וְכָל שֶׁחׇכְמָתוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת לְיִרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ, אֵין חׇכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת.
misdemeanor, petty crime
Jewish an unintentional sin, done unknowingly

noun חַטָּא · khatá · חַטָּאִים

sinner; one who transgresses or has transgressed. אַשְׁרֵי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב׃

חטא^²

verb חִטֵּא · khité

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of חיטא

In English

sin violation of religious law
misdemeanor small crime
petty crime minor criminal act

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"חטא." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%98%D7%90. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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חטא. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%98%D7%90

Chicago

"חטא." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%98%D7%90.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חטא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%98%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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