H7684 שְׁגָגָה (shᵉgâgâh) sheg-aw-gaw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

unintentionally

Strong's Definition

a mistake or inadvertent transgression

Derivation: from H7683 (שָׁגַג);

KJV Usage: error, ignorance, at unawares; unwittingly.

TWOT Reference: 2324a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) sin, sin of error or inadvertence, inadvertent sin

1a) error

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G52

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁגָגָה (she.ga.gah) — unintentionally. 1) sin, sin of error or inadvertence, inadvertent sin 1a) error

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שְׁגָגָה (H7684)

noun f · שׁגג

Sin

unintentional sin, error, mistake = action by which humans act wrongly, though without the intention to do so

LEV 4:2 · LEV 4:22 · LEV 4:27 · LEV 5:15 · LEV 5:18 · LEV 22:14 · NUM 15:24 · NUM 15:25 · NUM 15:25 · NUM 15:26 · NUM 15:27 · NUM 15:28 · NUM 15:29 · NUM 35:11 · NUM 35:15 · JOS 20:3 · JOS 20:9 · ECC 5:5 · ECC 10:5

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁגָגָה n.f. sin of error, inadvertence base

Bible Occurrences (18)

4:2 4:22 4:27 5:15 5:18 22:14

15:24 15:25 15:26 15:27 15:28 15:29 35:11 35:15

20:3 20:9

5:6 10:5

Leviticus 4:2

Tell... the Israelites... to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does... what is forbidden by them:

Leviticus 4:22

When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God..., he incurs guilt.

Leviticus 4:27

And if one... of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited... by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt.

Leviticus 5:15

If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.

Leviticus 5:18

He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed... in ignorance..., and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus 22:14

If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest -.

Numbers 15:24

and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull...... as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat... as a sin offering.

Numbers 15:25

The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation... of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for [the sin] was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, [presented] before the LORD for their unintentional sin.