Repentance (Hebrew: תשובה‎‎, literally "return", pronounced "tshuva" or "teshuva") is one element of atoning for sin in Judaism. A Jewish penitent is traditionally known as a baal teshuva (lit. "master of repentance" or "master of return") (Hebrew: בעל תשובה‎‎; for a woman: Hebrew: בעלת תשובה‎‎, baalat teshuva; plural: Hebrew: בעלי תשובה‎‎, baalei teshuva). An alternative modern term is hozer beteshuva (Hebrew: חוזר בתשובה‎‎) (lit. "returning in repentance").