Numbers 15:27:3Num.15.27.W3TAB
תֶּחֱטָ֣א
tekheta
“sins”
- Transliteration
- te-khe-TA
- Extended
- teh-kheh-TAA
- IPA
- /tɛħɛˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sins
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-khe-TA
- phraseyour reading level
te-khe-TA bish-ga-GAH
- clause
ve-IM-NE-fesh a-KHAT te-khe-TA bish-ga-GAH
- sentence
ve-IM-NE-fesh a-KHAT te-khe-TA bish-ga-GAH ve-hik-ri-VAH EZ bat-shna-TAH le-kha-TAT
Exegesis
The verb techeta {תֶּחֱטָא | te-ḥé-ṭāʾ} ‘sins’ precedes the manner phrase bishgagah {בִּשְׁגָגָה | biš-gā-gāh} ‘unintentionally’.
In context — Numbers 15:27
And if a soul sins unintentionally, then that person shall bring near a female goat a year old for a sin offering .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 15:27, so the Hebrew word תֶּחֱטָ֣א (tekheta) 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 Num.15.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.27.W3.S1) and character.