What does עֵגֶל · חַטָּאָה mean in the Bible?
עֵגֶל · חַטָּאָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "calf of the sin offering / purification offering".
Hebrew · H5695, H2403
עֵגֶל הַחַטָּאת
A (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer ) · an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty , occasion , sacrifice , or expiation ; also (concretely) an offender
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עֵגֶל H5695 a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer )
Pronunciation egel
Young bovine denoting vigor and fertility; theologically freighted by idolatry (golden calf) and sacrifice.
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חַטָּאָה H2403 an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty , occasion , sacrifice , or expiation ; also (concretely) an offender
Pronunciation chatta't
Sin encompasses both the transgression and its consequences—the act, guilt, offering, and expiation form an inseparable semantic whole
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What does עֵגֶל הַחַטָּאת (ʿēḡel haḥaṭṭāʾt) mean in the Bible?
עֵגֶל · חַטָּאָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "calf of the sin offering / purification offering".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5695, H2403?
H5695, H2403 is connected to 334 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. calf of the sin offering / purification offering
Strong's H5695, H2403
Lexical occurrences 334 verses Source Gloss
calf of the sin offering / purification offering
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵגֶל הַחַטָּאת is built from this root:
עָגֹל H5696
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
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