1 Samuel 15:18:71 Sam.15.18.W7TAB
אֶת־הַֽחַטָּאִים֙
ethakhataim
“the sinners”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-kha-ta-IM
- Extended
- eht-hah-khah-tah-EEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ha.ħatːaˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sinners
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-kha-ta-IM
- clause
va-yo-MER LEKH ve-ha-kha-ram-TA et-ha-kha-ta-IM et-a-ma-LEK ve-nil-kha-MA VO AD ka-lo-TAHM o-TAM
- sentence
va-yish-la-kha-KHA ye-ho-VAH be-DA-rekh va-yo-MER LEKH ve-ha-kha-ram-TA et-ha-kha-ta-IM et-a-ma-LEK ve-nil-kha-MA VO AD ka-lo-TAHM o-TAM
Exegesis
The hiphil perfect wə-ḥă-răm-tā {וְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞ | and you devoted to destruction} intensifies the command, targeting ha-ḥat-tā-ʼīm {הַחַטָּאִים | the sinners} and ʻAmā-lēḵ {עֲמָלֵק | Amalek} via the direct-object marker ʾet {אֶת־}.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:18
And the LORD sent you on a journey and said, “Go and utterly devote to destruction the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight them until you have completely finished them.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 15:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַֽחַטָּאִים֙ (ethakhataim) 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.15.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.18.W7.S1) and character.