Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
sinner
Usage: 1) sinners adj 2) sinful 3) exposed to condemnation, reckoned as offenders
Strong's Number
H2400
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
19
Books
8
Strong's H2400 Quick Answer
Strong's H2400 חַטָּא (chatta') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chatta' (khat-taw') adj. 1. a criminal, or one accounted guilty [intensively from H2398] It has 19 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include sinners, sinful, and offenders. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chatta' (khat-taw') adj. 1. a criminal, or one accounted guilty [intensively from H2398]
- Usage
- 19 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- sinners, sinful, and offenders
Meaning and Definition
chatta' (khat-taw') adj. 1. a criminal, or one accounted guilty [intensively from H2398] KJV: offender, sinful, sinner. Root(s): H2398
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2400. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2400 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chatta', 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.
How Strong's H2400 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 19 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2400 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 H2400 in the Old Testament
19 indexed usages in Old Testament.
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
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.
And, 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.
Usage Excerpts
First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2400.
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
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.
And, 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.
And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
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.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Let 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.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
Behold, 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.
The 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?
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2400, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H2400 FAQ
What does chatta (חַטָּא) mean?
Chatta (Strong's H2400) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "criminal". chatta' (khat-taw') adj. 1. a criminal, or one accounted guilty [intensively from H2398]
How many times is chatta (חַטָּא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H2400 across 8 books.
Where can I study chatta (חַטָּא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2400 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chatta (חַטָּא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sinners, sinful, and offenders. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.