cha.ta.ah denotes wrongdoing viewed as a grave offense, something covered or addressed, and something that may mark a prayer in judgment.

The attested use concerns wrongdoing as a grave offense: it is committed by a people, brought upon others, covered, and invoked in a judgment setting. The contribution of the form in Psalm 40:7 cannot be isolated from the supplied translation.

1. Wrongdoing treated as an offense or burden · dominant

   The singular absolute noun occurs where Moses calls the people's act a “great sin” and speaks of making atonement in Exodus 32:30; Exodus 32:31 identifies that act with making gods of gold. In 2 Kings 17:21 the APB renders the clause as Jeroboam causing Israel “to sin a great sin,” while Genesis 20:9 speaks of great sin being brought upon Abimelech and his kingdom. Psalm 32:1 places it among what is covered, and Psalm 109:7 places it in the outcome sought for the wicked person's prayer.

   Exodus 32:30Exodus 32:312 Kings 17:21Genesis 20:9Psalm 32:1Psalm 109:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the clearer contexts, the APB uses “sin,” “great sin,” and “covered” within clauses concerning wrongdoing, atonement, and judgment. Its wording cannot securely isolate this noun's contribution in Psalm 40:7.