וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם

   ve-he-khe-ti-AM

   and he caused them to sin
2. clause🔊 וידא וַיַּדַּ֨ח יָרָבְעָ֤ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם חֲטָאָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃

   ve-ye-DA va-yad-DAKH ya-ra-vAM et-yis-re-EL me-a-kha-RE ye-ho-VAH ve-he-khe-ti-AM kha-ta-A ge-do-LA

   and he knew and he drove away Jeroboam {direct object} Israel from after the LORD and he caused them to sin a sin great
3. sentence🔊 כִּֽי־קָרַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵעַל֙ בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֔ד וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ אֶת־יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֑ט וידא וַיַּדַּ֨ח יָרָבְעָ֤ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם חֲטָאָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃

   ki-ka-RA yis-re-EL me-AL BET da-VID va-yam-li-KHU et-ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT ve-ye-DA va-yad-DAKH ya-ra-vAM et-yis-re-EL me-a-kha-RE ye-ho-VAH ve-he-khe-ti-AM kha-ta-A ge-do-LA

   for he tore away Israel from upon house of David and they made king {direct object} Jeroboam son of Nebat and he knew and he drove away Jeroboam {direct object} Israel from after the LORD and he caused them to sin a sin great

Exegesis

The final Hiphil perfect wəheḥteyā’ām {וְהֶחֱטֵיאָם | wəheḥteyā’ām} ‘caused them to sin’ is followed by the noun-adjective pair ḥaṭā’āh gedōlāh {חֲטָאָה גְּדוֹלָה | ḥaṭā’āh gedōlāh} ‘a great sin,’ underscoring the severity of covenant infidelity. The vav-consecutive sequence highlights Jeroboam’s decisive political and spiritual rupture.