Khet (חטא) means sin in Hebrew.
It can also mean misdemeanor and petty crime. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sin, misdemeanor, petty crime
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דתעבירה נגד רצון האל.
לֹא תִשְׂנָא אֶת אָחִיךָ בִּלְבָבֶךָ הוֹכֵחַ תּוֹכִיחַ אֶת עֲמִיתֶךָ וְלֹא תִשָּׂא עָלָיו חֵטְא.
- 2חוק ומשפט, בהשאלהעבירה קלה, בפרט כזו הנעשית בשגגה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵטְא
- Written without vowel points
- חטא
- Said
- khet
- Root
- ח־ט־א
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- חֲטָאִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲטָאִים
- Gematria
- 18
This is how Khet is said in other languages.
- English
- sin, misdemeanor, petty crime
These words mean nearly the same as Khet.
- חטאה
- חטאתsin offering
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khet.
The word Khet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הוסיף חטא על פשע
- החטא הקדמון
- חי בחטא
- לפתח חטאת רובץ
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khet comes from the root ח־ט־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Khet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khet.
What does Khet (חטא) mean in Hebrew?
Khet (חטא) means sin, misdemeanor, and petty crime. It is said khet, with the stress on khet.
What is a synonym for Khet (חטא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khet (חטא) are חטאה and חטאת.
What rhymes with Khet (חטא)?
Words that rhyme with Khet (חטא) include אמת, שופט, אלפבית, מת, מגנט, and את.
Is Khet (חטא) masculine or feminine?
The word Khet (חטא) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲטָאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חטא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.