Genesis 20:9:8Gen.20.9.W8TAB
וּמֶֽה־חָטָ֣אתִי
umekhatati
“and in what have I sinned”
- Transliteration
- u-me-kha-TA-ti
- Extended
- oo-meh-khah-TAA-tee
- IPA
- /u.mɛ.ħaːˈtaː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in what have I sinned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-me-kha-TA-ti
- phraseyour reading level
u-me-kha-TA-ti LAKH
- clause
va-yik-RA a-vi-ME-lekh le-av-ra-HAM va-YO-mer LO meh-a-SI-ta LA-nu u-me-kha-TA-ti LAKH ki-he-VE-a-ta a-LAI ve-al-mam-lakh-TI kha-ta-A ge-do-LA
- sentence
va-yik-RA a-vi-ME-lekh le-av-ra-HAM va-YO-mer LO meh-a-SI-ta LA-nu u-me-kha-TA-ti LAKH ki-he-VE-a-ta a-LAI ve-al-mam-lakh-TI kha-ta-A ge-do-LA ma-a-SIM a-SHER lo-ye-a-SU a-SI-ta im-ma-DI
Exegesis
The second question umeh chatati {וּמֶה־חָטָאתִי | û-meh-ḥā-ṭā-ʾtî} frames Abimelech’s claim of innocence.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–tet–aleph
“to miss the mark”
In context — Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? What sin have I committed against you, that you have brought upon me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me deeds that must not be done.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 20:9, so the Hebrew word וּמֶֽה־חָטָ֣אתִי (umekhatati) 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.20.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.9.W8.S1) and character.