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    H2398

    Sin (Chata)

    חָטָא (chata)

    To miss the mark — falling short of God's standard and deviating from His intended path.

    Hebrew
    Pronunciation: khah-TAH

    Definition

    Chata is the primary Hebrew word for sin, meaning 'to miss the mark.' Like an archer whose arrow falls short of the target, sin is the failure to reach God's standard — any deviation from His character, will, and design for human life.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    Romans 3:23

    “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
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    Psalm 51:4

    “Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight.”
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    1 John 1:8

    “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.