Job 14:16:5Job.14.16.W5TAB
עַל־חַטָּאתִֽי׃
alkhatati
“over my sin”
- Transliteration
- al-kha-ta-TI
- Extended
- ahl-khah-tah-TEE
- IPA
- /ʕal.ħat.tɔːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- over my sin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-kha-ta-TI
- clause
lo-tish-MOR al-kha-ta-TI
- sentence
ki-A-ta tse-a-DAI tis-pe-OR lo-tish-MOR al-kha-ta-TI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal-ḥaṭṭāʾtî {עַל־חַטָּאתִֽי | ʿal-ḥaṭṭāʾtî} ‘over my sin’ specifies the neglected focus. This chiastic parallelism between precise accounting and overlooked oversight heightens the tone of complaint.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–tet–aleph
“to miss the mark, sin”
In context — Job 14:16
For now You count my steps; You do not keep watch over my sin.
About this coordinate
Job 14:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 14:16, so the Hebrew word עַל־חַטָּאתִֽי׃ (alkhatati) 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.14.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.16.W5.S1) and character.