sin offering

noun

A sacrificial offering of flour or an animal, commanded in the Torah (Leviticus 4.1-35), serving to atone for the unintentional transgression of a prohibition.

Meanings

nounsin offering (plural sin offerings)

plural sin offerings

  1. historicalbiblicalA sacrificial offering of flour or an animal, commanded in the Torah (Leviticus 4.1-35), serving to atone for the unintentional transgression of a prohibition.
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