Transgression
פֶּ֫שַׁעStrong’s H6588pesah (pe-sah)
Appears in 90 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Pesah is the Hebrew word usually translated “transgression”, “transgressions of” and “transgressions my”. It appears in 90 verses of the Old Testament.
“And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.”
Meaning
- Transgression, rebellion
How it's translated
- transgression 13
- transgressions of 10
- transgressions my 7
- transgressions your 7
- transgression my 6
- transgressions their 6
- transgressions our 5
- transgression their 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 14
- Proverbs 12
- Job 10
- Isaiah 10
- Ezekiel 10
- Amos 10
17 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:13In contextThen I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
- Daniel 9:24In contextSeventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
- Genesis 31:36And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
- Genesis 50:17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
- Exodus 22:9For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
- Exodus 23:21Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
All 90 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
פֶּ֫שַׁע pesah · transgression
1) transgression, rebellion 1a1) transgression (against individuals) 1a2) transgression (nation against nation) 1a3) transgression (against God) 1a3a) in general 1a3b) as recognised by sinner 1a3c) as God deals with it 1a3d) as God forgives 1a4) guilt of transgression 1a5) punishment for transgression 1a6) offering for transgression
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “transgression” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TRANSGRES'SION, noun
The act of passing over or beyond any law or rule of moral duty; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command.
- “He mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away” Ezra 10:6“Forgive thy people all their transgressions” 1 Kings 8:50
- Fault; offense; crime.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.