Strong's Lexicon

H6588

H6588 — פֶּשַׁע

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewpeshanoun mascOccurrences: 93TWOT: 1846a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6588
Word:פֶּשַׁע
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H6586
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:93
Transliteration:pesha
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:` (peh'-shah) n-m.
Meaning:1. a revolt (national, moral or religious)
KJV Renderings:rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.

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פֶּ֫שַׁע noun masculine Ps 19:14 transgression; — absolute ׳ פ Exod 22:8 +, פָּ֑שַׁע Prov 10:9 +; construct פֶּשַׁע Gen 50:17 +; suffix פִּשְׁעִי Gen 31:16 + 14 t. suffixes; plural פְּשָׁעִים Prov 10:12 construct פִּשְׁעֵי Amos 1:3 +, etc.; —

1. transgression against individuals Gen 31:36; Gen 50:17 (twice in verse); Exod 22:8 ( E ), 1Sam 24:12; 1Sam 25:28; 1Sam 17:19; 1Sam 29:6; 1Sam 29:16; 1Sam 29:22. שְׂפָתַיִם ׳ פ Prov 12:13 על כלפֿשׁעים תְּכַסֶה אַהֲבָה Prov 10:12 , compare Prov 17:9; Prov 19:11; Prov 28:13.
2. of nation, against nation: Amos 1:3; Amos 1:6; Amos 1:9; Amos 1:11; Amos 1:13; Amos 2:1 of land Prov 28:2. Elsewhere
3. against God:
a. in general, || חטאת Isa 58:1; Isa 59:12; Mic 1:5 (twice in verse); Mic 1:13 ; Mic 3:8; Amos 5:12 || עון Ezek 21:29 ; Ps 107:17 ׳ עשׂה פ Ezek 18:22 ; Ezek 18:28 ׳ ביום פ Ezek 33:12 ׳ רַבּוּ פ Isa 59:12; Job 35:6; Jer 5:6(?); יֹסִיף על ׳ חטאתו פ Job 34:37 he addeth transgression unto his sin; ׳ יִלְדֵי פ Isa 57:4 personified as evil spirit, נאם פשׁע Ps 36:2.
b. as recognized by sinner; he knows it Ps 51:5, makes known concerning it to ׳ י Ps 32:5, does not cover it (כסה) Job 31:33 turns from it Isa 59:20; Ezek 18:30 casts it away from him Ezek 18:31 .
c. God deals with it: by visiting it (פקד) Amos 3:14; Ps 89:33, dealing with one according to it, עשׂה כ Ezek 39:24 , making it known to sinner Job 13:23; Job 36:9 punishing in various ways: ׳ מִפּ because of it Isa 53:5; Isa 53:8 with על, acc. to it Amos 2:4; Amos 2:6; Lam 1:5; Lam 1:22 for it, with ב Isa 50:1 ׳ עֹל פ Lam 1:14 yoke of transgression; personified, ׳ וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם בְּיַד פ Job 8:4 be does not grant forgiveness to it, ׳ לאֹ נאשׂ ל Exod 23:21; Josh 24:19( E ).
d. God forgives (נשׂא) it Exod 34:7; Num 14:18 ( J ), Job 7:21 , compare Ps 32:1 pardons (סלח) 1Kgs 8:50 passes over (עבר על, compare Prov 19:11) Mic 7:18 removes (הרחיק ) Ps 103:12 covers over (כפר) Ps 65:4 ;-compare (of priest) ׳ וְכִפֶּר עַלהַֿקֹּדֶשׁ מִפ Lev 16:16, and confession of ׳ פ over (על) goat Lev 16:21 — God blots out (מחה) Isa 43:25; Isa 44:22; Ps 51:3 ׳ וּפ אַלתִּֿזְכֹּר Ps 25:7 delivers from, הציל מן Ps 39:9. — Job 35:15 read פֶּשַׁע for פַשׁ q. v.
4. guilt of transgression (compare עון 2), ׳ בְּלִי פ without (guilt of) transgression Job 33:9; Job 34:6 ׳ לא פ Ps 59:4 עלינו ׳ פ Ezek 33:10 כבד ׳ עליה פ Isa 24:20 ׳ בְּרֹב פ Ps 5:11 ׳ נקיתי מפ Ps 19:14 יִפַּמְּאוּ: ׳ בְּכָלפֿ defile themselves with all (the guilt of) transgressions Ezek 14:11 ; Ezek 37:23 ׳ חָתֻם בִּצְרוֺר פ Job 14:17.
5. punishment for transgression, Dan 8:12; Dan 8:13; Dan 9:24, compare try עון 3.
6. offering for transgression, האתן בכורי פשׁעי Mic 6:7 shall I give my first-born as an offering for my trunsgression (compare חטאת 4).


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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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