What does חֵטְא · מִשְׁפָּט · מָוֶת mean in the Bible?
חֵטְא · מִשְׁפָּט · מָוֶת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a crime or its penalty".
Hebrew · H2399, H4941, H4194
חֵטְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת
A crime or its penalty · properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style · death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead , their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence , ruin
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חֵטְאH2399a crime or its penalty
Pronunciationḥēṭĕʾ
Sin as both transgression and its inescapable consequence; moral violation inherently carries divine penalty
Open lexicon entry →מִשְׁפָּטH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
Pronunciationmišpāṭ
Judicial decision encompassing verdict, law, and justice; God's decisive rulings establish cosmic and moral order.
Open lexicon entry →מָוֶתH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead , their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence , ruin
Pronunciationmavet
Death as ultimate enemy and boundary: encompasses natural mortality, violent end, and the abode of the dead as theological threat to covenant life
Open lexicon entry →What does חֵטְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת (chet mishpat-maveth) mean in the Bible?
חֵטְא · מִשְׁפָּט · מָוֶת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a crime or its penalty".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2399, H4941, H4194?
H2399, H4941, H4194 is connected to 617 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a crime or its penalty
Strong'sH2399, H4941, H4194
Lexical occurrences617 versesSource Gloss
a crime or its penalty
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֵטְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת is built from this root: