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Malakiym Aleph 8:46–50 (1 Kings)

"When they Khata against You, for there is no Adam who does not Khata, and You become angry with them and give them before an enemy, and their captors carry them captive to the land of the enemy, far or near, and they return it to their Labab in the land where they were taken captive, and Shub, and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, 'We have Khata, we have committed ʿAwun, we have acted Rashaʿ', and they Shub to You with all their Labab and all their Naphash in the land of their enemies who carried them captive, and pray toward their land that You gave their fathers, the city You chose, and the house I built for Your Sham, then Shama their prayer and their plea in the Shamayim, Your dwelling place, and ʿAsah their Mishpat, and forgive Your people who Khata against You, and all their Pashaʿim by which they Pashaʿ against You, and give them compassion before their captors so that they may have compassion upon them."

Meaning

Khata חטא · Kh-T-A · Kha-ta

To miss the mark, to sin; failing to meet Yahuah's standard. Khataim are sins.

Adam אדם · A-D-M · A-dam

Man, a human being, humankind.

Labab לבב · L-B-B · La-bab

Heart, inner mind, intention, and will; the seat of thought and choice.

Shub שוב · Sh-W-B · Shub

To turn back, return, repent; to turn from a wrong way back to Yahuah.

ʿAwun עון · ʿ-W-N · ʿA-wun

Iniquity, guilt, crookedness; twisted wrongdoing together with its guilt.

Naphash נפש · N-P-Sh · Na-phash

Living being, life, self, or person; not the later idea of an immortal, detachable soul.

Sham שם · Sh-M · Sham

Name; not a mere label but identity, reputation, and authority.

Shama שמע · Sh-M-ʿ · Sha-maʿ

To hear, listen, heed, and respond; hearing that carries the expected obedience.

Shamayim שמים · Sha-ma-yim

The heavens, the sky.

ʿAsah עשה · ʿ-S-H · ʿA-sah

To do, make, or accomplish; to put a matter into practice.

Mishpat משפט · Sh-P-T · Mish-pat

Judgment, just ruling, ordinance; the right verdict and the way of justice. Plural Mishpatim.

Pashaʿim פשע · P-Sh-ʿ · Pa-shaʿ

Transgression, rebellion; a willful breaking of the covenant. Pashaʿim are transgressions.

Question answered: Does this prove "sin" is not one single category? Yes. The prayer distinguishes Khata, ʿAwun, Rashaʿ, and Pashaʿ.
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