Biblical Word of the Month - Sin By: Jeff A. Benner In issue number 56 we examined the word iniquity. In this issue, and in upcoming issues, we will examine other Hebrew words that are synonymous with iniquity. In this issue, we will focus on the Hebrew word חטאה (hhatah, Strongs #2403), which is usually translated with abstract word “sin.” To understand the Hebraic meaning of this word, we will need to look at the verbal root of this noun, which is the word חטא (Hh-Th-A, Strongs #2398). Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss. (ASV, Judges 20:16) The word “miss” in this passage is the Hebrew verb חטא and literally means, to “miss the mark,” to miss what you are aiming at. Yahweh gave his Torah (teachings) to his people and Torah was their mark, their target. The noun חטאה (hhatah, Strongs #2403), derived from the verb חטא (Hh-Th-A, Strongs #2398) is an error. When you shoot your arrow at the target and miss, you have made an error. When we aim to hit the target of God’s teachings, but miss that target, we make an error. ancient-hebrew.org/emagazine/061.doc
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