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").