אֶל־הַשַּׂעְרָה וְלֹא יַחֲטִא קֹלֵעַ בָּאֶבֶן Ju 20:16 slinging with stones at an hair and would not miss . 2. induce or cause to sin: with acc. Ex 23:33 (JE), Ne 13:26 ; elsewhere in the phrase החטיא את ישׂראל ( he ) caused Israel to sin 1 K 14:16 ; 15:26 , 30 , 34 ; 16:2 , 13 , 19 , 26 ; 21:22 ; 22:53 ; 2 K 3:3 ; 10:29 , 31 ; 13:2 , 6 , 11 ; 14:24 ; 15:9 , 18 , 24 , 28 ; 23:15 ; c. sf. ref. to Isr. 2 K 17:21 ; את יהודה 2 K 21:1 1, 16 Je 32:35 (sometimes c. 2nd acc. — חטאת , or אשׁר ref. to חטאת :— 1 K 15:26 , 34 ; 16:26 2 K 17:21 ; 21:16 ; prob. also 1 K 14:16 ; 15:30 ; 16:13 ; no 2nd acc. 1 K 16: 2, 19 ; 21:22 ; 22:53 2 K 21:1 1; 23:15 Je 32:3 5; the rest are ambiguous). 3. bring into guilt, condemnation, punishment: מחטיאי אדם Is 29:21 who bring a man into condemnation; לא תחטיא את הארץ Dt 24:4 thou shalt not bring the land into guilt; את־פיך לחטיא את־בשׂרך אל תתן Ec 5:5 do not permit thy mouth to bring thy flesh into punishment . Hithp. Impf. יִתְחַטָּא Nu 19:12 + 4 times, יִתְחַטְּאוּ Nu 8:21 , יִתְחַטָּ˜אוּ Jb 41:1 7, תִּתְחַטְּאוּ Nu 31:1 9, תִּתְחַטָּ˜אוּ Nu 31:20 ;— 1. miss oneself, lose oneself , fig. for be bewildered, beside oneself ,

מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּאוּ Jb 41:17 by reason of consternation they are beside themselves ( || יגורו are afraid ). 2. purify oneself from uncleanness , only in P : a. Levites Nu 8:21 . b. those in contact with the dead Nu 19:12 , 13 , 20 ; 31:19 , 20 ; with בְּ , בְּמֵי נִדָּה Nu 31:2 3; by a mixture of ashes of the red heifer with fresh water Nu 19:12 .

• חֵטְא S 2399 TWOT 638a GK 2628 n.m. Dt 15:9 sin ( on format. v. Lag BN 142 ) ^—ח׳ Lv 19:17 + 15 times; sf. חֶטְאֹו Lv 24:15 + 5 times, חֲטָאָו˜ La 3:3 9, חֶטְאָם Lv 20:2 0; pl. חֲטָאִים Ec 10: 4; cstr. חֲטָאֵי 2 K 10:29 Ez 23:4 9; sf. חֲטָאַי Gn 41: 9, חֲטָאָ˜י Is 38:17 ψ 51:11 , חֲטָאֵינוּ Dn 9:16 ψ 103:10 , חֲטָאֵיכֶם Is 1:1 8;— 1. sin: a. against man Gn 41:9 ( E ) Ec 10:4 . b. elsewhere ag. God, abs. Is 31:7 Ho 12: 9; ח׳ חָטָא La 1:8 cf. Dt 19:15 2 K 10:2 9; ח׳ משׁפט מות sin worthy of death Dt 21:22 = ח׳ מות 22:2 6; with בְּ , because of , Dn 9:16 ; God is entreated: hide thy face from my sins ψ 51:11 ; and it is said in

faith, thou wilt cast behind thy back all my sins Is 38:1 7. 2. guilt of sin: היה חטא ב sin (the guilt of sin) come on one Dt 15: 9; 23:22 , 23 ; 24:15 ; בחטאו מת in his sin (guilt) die Nu 27:3 ( P ); אישׁ בחטאו each for his own sin Dt 24:16 + 2 K 14:16 + 2 Ch 25: 4; בחטא יחמתני אמי ψ 51:7 in sin (condition of sin and guilt) my mother conceived me; אם חטאיכם כשׁנים Is 1:18 though your sins be like scarlet (in guilt); לא כחטאינו עשׂה לנו ψ 103:10 not according to our sins (their guilt) hath he done to us . 3. punishment for sin: נשׂא ח׳ bear sin (its punishment) Lv 20:20 ; 24:15 ( H ), Nu 9:13 ; 18:22 ( P ); with עַל , bear sin because of Lv 19:1 7; 22:9 ( H ) Nu 18:32 ( P ); bear sins of idols (in worshipping idols) Ez