Jeremiah 17:3:8Jer.17.3.W8TAB
בְּחַטָּ֖את
bekhatat
“for sin”
- Transliteration
- be-kha-TAT
- Extended
- beh-khah-TAAT
- IPA
- /bəħatːaːˈt/
Meaning by language
- English
- for sin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-kha-TAT
- clause
ba-mo-TE-kha be-kha-TAT be-khol-ge-vu-LE-kha
- sentence
ha-ra-RI ba-sa-DE KHEL-kha khol-o-tse-ro-TE-kha la-VAZ e-TEN ba-mo-TE-kha be-kha-TAT be-khol-ge-vu-LE-kha
Exegesis
The sequences bamotkha {בָּמֹתֶיךָ | bāmōṯeḵā} ‘your high places’ and bechattat {בְּחַטָּאת | bəḥaṭṭāʾt} ‘for sin’ highlight the idolatrous provocations warranting destruction.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–tet–aleph
“to miss, to sin”
In context — Jeremiah 17:3
My mountain in the field, your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil along with your high places for sin throughout all your territory.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 17:3, so the Hebrew word בְּחַטָּ֖את (bekhatat) 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.17.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.3.W8.S1) and character.