Job 14:17:1Job.14.17.W1TAB

חָתֻ֣ם

khatum

sealed

Transliteration
KHA-tum
Extended
khaa-TUHM
IPA
/ħaˈtum/

Meaning by language

English
sealed

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Result
חָ + תֻ֣ם
kha + tum
khatum

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    KHA-tum

  2. clause

    KHA-tum bits-ROR pish-e-I

  3. sentence

    KHA-tum bits-ROR pish-e-I va-tit-POl al-a-vo-NI

Exegesis

The verse begins with the fronted participle khatum {חָתֻם | ḥāṯûm} ‘sealed’, which functions as a passive descriptor of the object pish‘i {פִּשְׁעִי | piš‘î} ‘my transgression.’

Root and etymology

ḥ-t-mchet–tav–mem

to seal or close

In contextJob 14:17

My transgression is sealed in a bundle , and You cover over my iniquity.

About this coordinate

Job 14:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 14:17, so the Hebrew word חָתֻ֣ם (khatum) 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.14.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.17.W1.S1) and character.