ḫīṭu (1)  [ŠE.BI.DA : ]  (later : ḫiṭṭu ; plural ḫīṭāni : error , lack ; : crime , penalty)

[Legal]

harm, crime ; penalty 1) failing , defect (commodity , person) 2) crime , sin , error , lack , a fault ; bēl ḫīṭu / ša ḫīṭu : a guilty person ; ḫiṭṭu ša muāti : mortal sin ; ḫiṭṭu ḫaṭû : to sin against ; ḫāṭiu / ḫaṭû : (adjective) : sinful ; zakû : sinless ; bēl arni / bēl gillati / ḫāṭiu / ḫaṭṭā ' u : a sinner ; 3) ḫīṭu emēdu : to impose a penalty ; ḫīṭu šadādu : to bear a penalty , to pay a fine / penalty ;

Cf. ḫaṭû, ḫitītu

Variants : ḫiṭṭu, ḫiṭṭu

See also : bēl ḫīṭu, ša ḫīṭu, ḫīṭu emēdu, ḫīṭu šadādu, pippilû, ḫīṭu (2)

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Syriac : ḫṭā , ḫṭaita "sin , sinning"

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