שְׁגָגָהshᵉgâgâh
sin of error, inadvertence (Numbers 15:25; Leviticus 5:18; Numbers 15:26; Ecclesiastes 5:5; Ecclesiastes 10:5)
Pronunciation: sheg-aw-gaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7684
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 4:2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything that violates one of the Lord’s commands.
- Leviticus 4:22 “If one of Israel’s leaders sins by violating one of the commands of the Lord his God but doesn’t realize it, he is still guilty.
- Leviticus 4:27 “If any of the common people sin by violating one of the Lord’s commands, but they don’t realize it, they are still guilty.
- Leviticus 5:15 “If one of you commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the Lord’s sacred property, you must bring a guilt offering to the Lord. The offering must be your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value with silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.
- Leviticus 5:18 For a guilt offering, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. Through this process the priest will purify you from your unintentional sin, making you right with the Lord, and you will be forgiven.
- Leviticus 22:14 “Any such person who eats the sacred offerings without realizing it must pay the priest for the amount eaten, plus an additional 20 percent.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).