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Strong's H2399 חֵטְא (chete)

Chete means “fault” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2399 — idiotes (“private person”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2399
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 33
Books 13

Strong's H2399 Quick Answer

Strong's H2399 חֵטא (chet') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chet' (khate) n-m. 1. a crime or its penalty [from H2398] It has 33 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include sin, sins, my, grievously, and punishment. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
chet' (khate) n-m. 1. a crime or its penalty [from H2398]
Usage
33 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sin, sins, my, grievously, and punishment

Meaning and Definition

chet' (khate) n-m. 1. a crime or its penalty [from H2398] KJV: fault, X grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin. Root(s): H2398

Original Word
חֵטא
Transliteration
chet'
Derivation
Root: חטא First root strongs: 2398
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2399. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2399 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chet', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

sin Leviticus 19:17 23× sins Psalms 51:9 grievously Lamentations 1:8 my Genesis 41:9 punishment Lamentations 3:39

How Strong's H2399 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2399 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2399 in the Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 41:9 KJV

Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

Leviticus 19:17 KJV

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

Leviticus 20:20 KJV

And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

Usage Excerpts

First 33 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2399.

Genesis 41:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
Leviticus 19:17 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Leviticus 20:20 Old Testament, KJV
And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
Leviticus 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
Leviticus 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
Numbers 9:13 Old Testament, KJV
But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
Numbers 18:22 Old Testament, KJV
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
Numbers 18:32 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
Numbers 27:3 Old Testament, KJV
Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
Deuteronomy 15:9 Old Testament, KJV
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Deuteronomy 19:15 Old Testament, KJV
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
Deuteronomy 21:22 Old Testament, KJV
And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
Deuteronomy 22:26 Old Testament, KJV
But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:
Deuteronomy 23:21 Old Testament, KJV
When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
Deuteronomy 23:22 Old Testament, KJV
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
Deuteronomy 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
Deuteronomy 24:16 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Kings 10:29 Old Testament, KJV
Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
2 Kings 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD 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 be put to death for his own sin.
2 Chronicles 25:4 Old Testament, KJV
But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD 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.
Psalms 51:5 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psalms 51:9 Old Testament, KJV
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Psalms 103:10 Old Testament, KJV
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Ecclesiastes 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
Isaiah 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah 31:7 Old Testament, KJV
For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Isaiah 38:17 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Isaiah 53:12 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Lamentations 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
Lamentations 3:39 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Ezekiel 23:49 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
Daniel 9:16 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
Hosea 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2399, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 4 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 8 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2399 FAQ

What does chete (חֵטְא) mean?

Chete (Strong's H2399) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fault". chet' (khate) n-m. 1. a crime or its penalty [from H2398]

How many times is chete (חֵטְא) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 33 linked usages for Strong's H2399 across 13 books.

Where can I study chete (חֵטְא) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2399 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chete (חֵטְא)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sin, sins, my, grievously, and punishment. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.