ח־ט־א
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic خ ط ء (ḵ-ṭ-ʾ).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Root
ח־ט־א • (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ)
- Related to missing the mark, sinning.
- 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)
- 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