The word לְהַחטִיא (lehachti) carries the idea of making a mistake or missing a target. In Judges 20:16, the phraseלֹא יַחֲטִא (lo yachti) refers to the warriors of Benjamin who had never missed a target. In Leviticus 4:3, appears the word חַטָּאת (chatat), meaning “sin offering” in the Temple of Jerusalem. However, the Hebrew root for sin, sin offering and missing the mark has another meaning. A much deeper one.
In Leviticus 14:49, the Israelites are instructed about how to cleanse the house from strange mold, “To cleanse the house then, he shall take two birds…” The phrase “to cleanse the house” is לְחַטֵּא אֶת־הַבַּיִת (lechateh et habait). The same root that is connected with sin and sin offering! Basically, in Hebrew the word "sin" חֵטְא (chet) can signify the concept of purification!
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