Strong's H2400 · Hebrew
חַטָּא
chaṭṭâʼ · /khat-taw'/
Definition
a criminal, or one accounted guilty
KJV: offender, sinful, sinner.
Root / derivation: intensively from H2398 (חָטָא);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חַטָּא across 18 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
18 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis1 verse
Numbers2 verses
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
Numbers 32:14And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
Psalms6 verses
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ungodly: or, wicked
Psalms 1:5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Psalms 26:9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: Gather: or, Take not away bloody: Heb. men of blood
Psalms 51:13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Psalms 104:35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
Proverbs3 verses
Isaiah3 verses
And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. destruction: Heb. breaking
Isaiah 13:9Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2400 (chaṭṭâʼ) mean?
a criminal, or one accounted guilty
How many times does H2400 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2400 (חַטָּא) appears in 18 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “sinners.”
How is chaṭṭâʼ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2400 is rendered as “sinners” (16×), “offenders” (1×), “sinful” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word חַטָּא come from?
intensively from H2398 (חָטָא);