Hosea 14:5:2Hos.14.5.W2TABWLC Hosea 14:6
כַטַּ֙ל
khatal
“like the dew”
- Transliteration
- kha-TAL
- Extended
- khah-TAL
- IPA
- /xatˈtɑl/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the dew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
kha-TAL
- phraseyour reading level
e-HE-ye kha-TAL
- clause
e-HE-ye kha-TAL le-yis-ra-EL yif-RAKH kha-sho-sha-NA
- sentence
e-HE-ye kha-TAL le-yis-ra-EL yif-RAKH kha-sho-sha-NA ve-YAT sha-ra-SHAV kha-le-va-NON
Exegesis
It begins with ehyeh {אֶהְיֶה | ʾehyeh} ‘I will be’ as a divine promise, followed by the simile kattal {כַּטַּל | kaṭṭal} ‘like the dew’ and leyisrael {לְיִשְׂרָאֵל | lə-yiś-rā-ʾēl} marking the beneficiary.
Root and etymology
Roott-l
“dew, moisture”
In context — Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily, and he will take root like Lebanon .
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Hosea 14:5, so the Hebrew word כַטַּ֙ל (khatal) 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 Hos.14.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.5.W2.S1) and character.