1 Kings 14:22:121 Kgs.14.22.W12TAB
בְּחַטֹּאתָ֖ם
bekhatotam
“in their sins”
- Transliteration
- be-kha-to-TAM
- Extended
- beh-khah-toh-TAAM
- IPA
- /bəħatːoːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their sins
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-kha-to-TAM
- clause
va-ye-ka-NE-u O-to mi-KOL a-SHER A-su a-vo-TAM be-kha-to-TAM a-SHER kha-TA-u
- sentence
va-ya-AS ye-hu-DA ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ye-ka-NE-u O-to mi-KOL a-SHER A-su a-vo-TAM be-kha-to-TAM a-SHER kha-TA-u
Exegesis
The clause bəḥaṭṭôtām ʾăšer ḥāṭā’û {בְּחַטֹּאתָם אֲשֶׁר חָטָאוּ | bəḥaṭṭôtām ʾăšer ḥāṭā’û} preserves the causal link between their sins and divine jealousy, reflecting covenant infidelity.
Root and etymology
ḥ–ṭ–ʾChet–Tet–Ayin
“to miss the mark, to sin”
In context — 1 Kings 14:22
And Judah did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , and they provoked Him to jealousy more than all that their fathers had done, by their sins with which they sinned .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 14:22, so the Hebrew word בְּחַטֹּאתָ֖ם (bekhatotam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.14.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.22.W12.S1) and character.