חֵטְא
chet (H2399)
sin
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "חֵטְא" (chet) is a crucial concept in the Jewish scriptures, appearing 33 times. According to its definition, "chet" translates to "sin." In the semantic domain of Sin & Righteousness, it implies a deviation from the path of righteousness, often characterized by acts of disobedience or rebellion against divine law. The range of usage for "chet" is wide, encompassing various forms of transgression, from individual moral lapses to systemic corruption. Its occurrences in the Bible cover a broad spectrum, illustrating the gravity of sin in human society, its consequences for individuals and communities, and the need for atonement and redemption. The significance of "chet" lies in its representation of the complex relationship between humanity and the divine. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the importance of moral accountability, highlighting the need for restoration and forgiveness in the face of human frailty and imperfection.
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Then the chief cup bearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my faults today.
“ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.
“ ‘They shall therefore follow my commandment, lest they bear sin for it and die in it, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.
You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.
But the man who is clean, and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people. Because he didn’t offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
Henceforth the children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
You shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it its best. You shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that you not die.’ ”
“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin. He had no sons.
Beware that there not be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,” and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing; and he cry to Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,
but to the lady you shall do nothing. There is in the lady no sin worthy of death; for as when a man rises against his neighbor and kills him, even so is this matter;
When you vow a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not be slack to pay it, for Yahweh your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.
But if you refrain from making a vow, it shall be no sin in you.
In his day you shall give him his wages, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor and sets his heart on it; lest he cry against you to Yahweh, and it be sin to you.
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
However, Jehu didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin, the golden calves that were in Bethel and that were in Dan.
but the children of the murderers he didn’t put to death; according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as Yahweh commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”
But he didn’t put their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Yahweh commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”
Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
“Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—sin which your own hands have made for you.
Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.
Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Jerusalem has grievously sinned. Therefore she has become unclean. All who honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness. Yes, she sighs, and turns backward.
Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
They will recompense your lewdness on you, and you will bear the sins of your idols. Then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
Lord, according to all your righteousness, let your anger and please let your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a reproach to all who are around us.
Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”