Jeremiah 14:4:3Jer.14.4.W3TAB
חַ֔תָּה
khata
“is dismayed”
- Transliteration
- kha-TA
- Extended
- khah-TAA
- IPA
- /ħaˈtːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is dismayed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
kha-TA
- clause
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA kha-TA KI lo-HA-ya GE-shem ba-A-rets
- sentence
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA kha-TA KI lo-HA-ya GE-shem ba-A-rets BO-shu i-ka-RIM kha-FU ro-SHAM
Exegesis
The definite noun ha-adamah {הָאֲדָמָה֙ | hā-ʾă-ḏā-māh} ‘the ground’ serves as the subject of the Qal perfect verb khattah {חַ֔תָּה | ḥat-tāh} ‘is dried up,’ personifying the land’s condition.
In context — Jeremiah 14:4
Because the ground is cracked and dismayed, since there was no rain in the land, the farmers were ashamed; they covered their heads.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 14:4, so the Hebrew word חַ֔תָּה (khata) 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 Jer.14.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.4.W3.S1) and character.