Leviticus 19:17:9Lev.19.17.W9TAB
חֵֽטְא׃
khet
“sin”
- Transliteration
- KHET
- Extended
- KHEHT
- IPA
- /ˈħeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- sin
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHET
- clause
ho-KHE-akh to-KHI-akh et-a-mi-TE-kha ve-lo-tis-SA a-LA-yv KHET
- sentence
lo-tis-NA et-a-KHI-kha bil-va-VE-kha ho-KHE-akh to-KHI-akh et-a-mi-TE-kha ve-lo-tis-SA a-LA-yv KHET
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-lō {וְלֹא־ | wə-lō} plus Qal imperfect tissa {תִשָּׂא | tiś-sāʼ} with ʿalav {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāy-w} and ḥēt {חֵטְא | ḥê-ṭāʼ} signals the consequence of failing to rebuke—bearing sin oneself—emphasizing communal accountability and emotional integrity.
Root and etymology
Roothet tet aleph
“to miss the mark”
In context — Leviticus 19:17
You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your neighbor , and you shall not bear sin because of him.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 19:17, so the Hebrew word חֵֽטְא׃ (khet) 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.19.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.17.W9.S1) and character.