Job 14:17:1Job.14.17.W1TAB
חָתֻ֣ם
khatum
“sealed”
- Transliteration
- KHA-tum
- Extended
- khaa-TUHM
- IPA
- /ħaˈtum/
Meaning by language
- English
- sealed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-tum
- clause
KHA-tum bits-ROR pish-e-I
- 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 context — Job 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.