1 Samuel 14:33:61 Sam.14.33.W6TAB
חֹטִ֥אים
khotiim
“are sinning”
- Transliteration
- kho-ti-IM
- Extended
- khoh-tih-EEM
- IPA
- /ħoːtˤiˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are sinning
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
kho-ti-IM
- phraseyour reading level
kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL le-MOR hi-NE ha-AM kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH le-e-KHOL al-ha-DAM
- sentence
va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL le-MOR hi-NE ha-AM kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH le-e-KHOL al-ha-DAM va-yo-MER be-gad-TEM go-LU-e-LAI ha-YOM E-ven ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The interjection hinneh {הִנֵּה | hinnê} ‘behold’ creates urgency as the subject ha’am {הָעָם | hā-’ām} ‘the people’ plus the participle chot’im {חֹטִּאים | ḥō-ṭî-’îm} ‘are sinning’ establishes ongoing violation.
Root and etymology
chet-tet-alephchet–tet–aleph
“to miss, to sin”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:33
And they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating blood.” And he said, “You have acted treacherously ; roll to me today a great stone.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:33:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 14:33, so the Hebrew word חֹטִ֥אים (khotiim) 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 Sam.14.33.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.33.W6.S1) and character.