Chata’ (sin in Hebrew) primarily means “to miss the mark,” but in contexts like Proverbs 19:2, Hosea 4:7, and Proverbs 8:36, it carries undertones of losing one’s way, glory, or soul, which can be interpreted as losing identity or forgetting who we are as God’s image-bearers. In a New Covenant perspective, chata’ reflects a failure to live in the truth of our union with Christ, but His redemptive work restores our identity, ensuring we are no longer defined by our sin but by the grace of Jesus Christ.