Leviticus 16:3:7Lev.16.3.W7TAB
לְחַטָּ֖את
lekhatat
“for a sin offering”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-TAT
- Extended
- leh-kha-TAAT
- IPA
- /lə.ħat.ˈtaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a sin offering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-kha-TAT
- clause
be-FAR ben-ba-KAR le-kha-TAT ve-A-yil le-o-LAH
- sentence
be-ZOT ya-VO a-ha-RON el-ha-KO-desh be-FAR ben-ba-KAR le-kha-TAT ve-A-yil le-o-LAH
Root and etymology
ḥ-ṭ-ʾḥ-ṭ-ʾ
“to sin, miss the mark”
In context — Leviticus 16:3
With this Aaron shall enter the holy place with a bull and a son of the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 16:3, so the Hebrew word לְחַטָּ֖את (lekhatat) 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 Lev.16.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.3.W7.S1) and character.