📖 Hebrew vs English: The Word “Sin”

🔤 English: “Sin”

In English, sin is often understood simply as:

• Doing something wrong
• Breaking a rule
• Moral failure

It can feel very legal or behavior-based.

✡️ Hebrew Word #1: 

חָטָא (Chata / Hata)

Pronounced: khaw-TAW

📌 Meaning:

👉 “To miss the mark”

Like an archer aiming at a target and missing the bullseye.

💡 Deeper Insight:

Sin isn’t just “being bad”—

It’s:

• Missing God’s design
• Falling short of His standard
• Aiming wrong… or not aiming at Him at all

📖 Example:

• Judges 20:16 — men who could sling a stone and “not miss” (chata)