Job 13:23:4Job.13.23.W4TAB
וְחַטָּא֑וֹת
vekhataot
“and sins”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-TA-ot
- Extended
- veh-khah-TAH-oht
- IPA
- /wəħatˈtɔːʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and sins
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kha-TA-ot
- clause
KAM-ma LI a-vo-NOT ve-kha-TA-ot
- sentence
KAM-ma LI a-vo-NOT ve-kha-TA-ot pish-EI ve-kha-ta-TI ho-di-E-ni
Exegesis
Two coordinated nouns, avonot {עֲוֺנוֹת | ʿăwōnôt} ‘iniquities’ and chattaot {וְחַטָּאוֹת | wə-ḥaṭṭāʾôt} ‘sins,’ create an accumulative pairing that intensifies the moral charge.
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Tet–Aleph
“to miss, err”
In context — Job 13:23
How many iniquities and sins are mine? Make known to me my transgression and my sin .
About this coordinate
Job 13:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 13:23, so the Hebrew word וְחַטָּא֑וֹת (vekhataot) 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 Job.13.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.23.W4.S1) and character.