ח־ט־א

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic خ ط ء (ḵ-ṭ-ʔ).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

ח־ט־א • (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ)

  1. Related to missing the mark, sinning.
  2. Related to cleaning, purification.

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic ح ظ و (ḥ-ẓ-w). According to Klein the root of הִתְחַטֵּא.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

ח־ט־א • (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ)

  1. Related to finding favour.

Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ט־א‎ (0 c, 5 e)

Further reading
  • “ח־ט־א” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “ח־ט־א”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “חטא”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 213b
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “X7ʾ”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 178–179
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