What does אִישׁ · חֵטְא mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · חֵטְא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".
Hebrew · H376, H2399
אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · a crime or its penalty
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אִישׁH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciationish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
Open lexicon entry →חֵטְאH2399a crime or its penalty
Pronunciationḥēṭĕʾ
Sin as both transgression and its inescapable consequence; moral violation inherently carries divine penalty
Open lexicon entry →What does אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ (ish beḥetʾo) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · חֵטְא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".
Full entry for אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ (H376, H2399) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H2399?
H376, H2399 is connected to 2,222 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Strong'sH376, H2399
Lexical occurrences2,222 versesSource Gloss
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ is built from this root: