What does חָטָא · ἁμαρτωλός mean in the Bible?
חָטָא · ἁμαρτωλός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who misses the mark or acts in rebellion".
Hebrew · H2398, G268
חוֹטֵא
Properly, to miss ; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin ; by inference, to forfeit , lack , expiate , repent , (causatively) lead astray , condemn · sinful
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חָטָא H2398 properly, to miss ; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin ; by inference, to forfeit , lack , expiate , repent , (causatively) lead astray , condemn
ἁμαρτωλός G268 sinful
Pronunciation hamartōlós
Designates someone as wicked or estranged from God, not merely imperfect; often contrasts righteous persons
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What does חוֹטֵא (chote) mean in the Bible?
חָטָא · ἁμαρτωλός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who misses the mark or acts in rebellion".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2398, G268?
H2398, G268 is connected to 240 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who misses the mark or acts in rebellion
Source Gloss
one who misses the mark or acts in rebellion
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 188
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 151×
Perfect 1Kgs 14:16 · 1Kgs 15:30 · 1Kgs 16:19 · 1Sam 19:4 · 2Kgs 21:17 · Exod 32:31 · Exod 32:33 · Ezek 3:21 · Ezek 18:24 · Ezek 33:16 · Isa 43:27 · Job 1:22 · Job 2:10 · Josh 7:11 · Lev 4:3 · Lev 4:23 110×
Imperfect 1Kgs 8:31 · 1Kgs 8:46 · 1Sam 2:25 · 2Chr 6:22 · 2Chr 6:36 · Deut 19:15 · Eccl 7:20 · Lev 4:3 · Lev 4:22 · Lev 5:23 · Num 16:22 · Ezek 14:13 · Lev 4:2 · Lev 4:27 · Lev 5:1 · Lev 5:17 30×
Participle active 1Sam 14:33 · Eccl 8:12 · Isa 1:4 · Prov 13:22 · Prov 14:21 · Prov 19:2 · Prov 20:2 7×
Jussive Gen 42:22 · Ps 4:5 · 1Sam 19:4 3×
Infinitive construct Ezek 3:21 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 28×
Perfect 1Kgs 14:16 · 1Kgs 15:26 · 1Kgs 15:30 · 1Kgs 15:34 · 1Kgs 16:26 · 1Kgs 22:53 · 2Kgs 3:3 · 2Kgs 10:29 · 2Kgs 10:31 · 2Kgs 13:2 · 2Kgs 13:6 · 2Kgs 13:11 · 2Kgs 14:24 · 2Kgs 15:9 · 2Kgs 15:18 · 2Kgs 15:24 22×
Imperfect Deut 24:4 · Exod 23:33 · Judg 20:16 3×
Infinitive construct Jer 32:35 2×
Participle active Isa 29:21 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 8×
Imperfect Num 19:12 · Num 19:13 · Num 19:20 · Num 31:23 · Num 31:19 · Num 31:20 · Job 41:17 8×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Perfect Ezek 43:22 1×
Word Origins
חוֹטֵא is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain