Leviticus 4:32:4Lev.4.32.W4TAB
לְחַטָּ֑את
lekhattat
“for a sin offering”
- Transliteration
- le-khat-TAT
- Extended
- leh-khat-TAAT
- IPA
- /lə.ħaṭ.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-khat-TAT
- clause
ve-im-KE-ves ya-VEE kor-ba-NO le-khat-TAT
- sentence
ve-im-KE-ves ya-VEE kor-ba-NO le-khat-TAT ne-ke-VA te-MEE-MAA ye-VEE-EN-na
Exegesis
Le-chatat {לְחַטָּאת | lə-ḥaṭ-ṭāʾt} functions as a prepositional phrase indicating purpose.
Root and etymology
ח־ט־א
“to miss the mark”
In context — Leviticus 4:32
And if he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering , he shall bring a female unblemished .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 4:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 4:32, so the Hebrew word לְחַטָּ֑את (lekhattat) 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.4.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.4.32.W4.S1) and character.