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Ecclesiastes 9:18

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Masoretic Text 1524

H2896 is better טובה

H2451 Wisdom חכמה

H3627 מכלי

H7128 of war קרב

H2398 sinner וחוטא

H259 but one אחד

H6 destroyeth יאבד

H2896 good טובה

H7235 much הרבה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H2451 Wisdom

H2896 better

than

H4480 weapons

H7128 war

but

H259 one

H2398 sinner

H6 destroyeth

H7235 much

H2896 good

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H2398

Hebrew: חָטָא

Transliteration: châṭâʼ

Pronunciation: khaw-taw'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: bear the {blame} {cleanse} commit {[sin]} by {fault} harm he hath {done} {loss} {miss} (make) offend ({-er}) offer for {sin} {purge} purify ({self}) make {reconciliation} ({cause} make) sin ({-ful} {-ness}) trespassive

Definition:

properly to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference to {forfeit} lack: {expiate} {repent } (causatively) lead {astray} condemn

1. to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness

a. (Qal)

1. to miss

2. to sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty

3. to incur guilt, incur penalty by sin, forfeit

b. (Piel)

1. to bear loss

2. to make a sin-offering

3. to purify from sin

4. to purify from uncleanness

c. (Hiphil)

1. to miss the mark

2. to induce to sin, cause to sin

3. to bring into guilt or condemnation or punishment

d. (Hithpael)

1. to miss oneself, lose oneself, wander from the way

2. to purify oneself from uncleanness

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906