Genesis 20:6:15Gen.20.6.W15TAB
מֵחֲטוֹ־לִ֑י
mekhatoli
“from sinning against me”
- Transliteration
- me-kha-to-LI
- Extended
- meh-khah-toh-LEE
- IPA
- /meː.ħă.toː.ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from sinning against me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-kha-to-LI
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV ha-e-lo-HIM ba-kha-LOM GAM a-no-KHI ya-da-e-TI KI ve-tam-le-vav-KHA a-SI-ta ZOT va-e-khe-SOKH gam-a-no-KHI o-te-KHA me-kha-to-LI
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAV ha-e-lo-HIM ba-kha-LOM GAM a-no-KHI ya-da-e-TI KI ve-tam-le-vav-KHA a-SI-ta ZOT va-e-khe-SOKH gam-a-no-KHI o-te-KHA me-kha-to-LI al-KEN lo-ne-ta-TI-kha li-ne-GO-a e-le-HA
Exegesis
The phrase mechato-li {מֵחֲטוֹ־לִ֑י | mē·ḥă·ṭō·lî} reframes the possible act as sin against God.
In context — Genesis 20:6
And God said to him in a dream, “Truly, I discerned that in the integrity of your heart you acted thus; and I, even I, restrained you from transgressing against Me. Therefore I did not permit you to touch her.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:6:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 20:6, so the Hebrew word מֵחֲטוֹ־לִ֑י (mekhatoli) 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 Gen.20.6.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.6.W15.S1) and character.