Exodus 18:26:9Exod.18.26.W9TAB
הַקָּטֹ֖ן
hakaton
“small”
- Transliteration
- ha-ka-TON
- Extended
- hah-kah-TOHN
- IPA
- /haq.qaː.ˈtoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- small
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ka-TON
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khol-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-TON
- clause
et-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-SHEH ye-vee-OON el-mo-SHEH ve-khol-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-TON yish-pu-TU HEM
- sentence
ve-shaf-TU et-ha-AM be-khol-ET et-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-SHEH ye-vee-OON el-mo-SHEH ve-khol-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-TON yish-pu-TU HEM
Exegesis
The parallel wə-kol-had-dāḇār haqqāṭōn yišpəṭû hēm {וְכָל־הַדָּבָר הַקָּטֹן יִשְׁפּוּטוּ הֵם | wə-ḵol-had-dāḇār haqqāṭōn yišpəṭû hēm} mirrors this pattern—fronted object, verb, and emphatic pronoun underscore the contrast between major and minor cases. The English reconstructions maintain the emphasis and habitual aspect while smoothing Hebrew word order.
In context — Exodus 18:26
And they judged the people continually; the difficult matter they brought to Moses, but every small matter they themselves decided.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 18:26, so the Hebrew word הַקָּטֹ֖ן (hakaton) 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 Exod.18.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.26.W9.S1) and character.