Numbers 16:38:3Num.16.38.W3TABWLC Numbers 17:3
הַחַטָּאִים
hakhattaim
“of those who sinned”
- Transliteration
- ha-khat-TA-im
- Extended
- hah-khat-TAH-eem
- IPA
- /haχatˈtaːʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of those who sinned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-khat-TA-im
- sentence
ET makh-TOT ha-khat-TA-im ha-E-le be-naf-sho-TAM ve-a-SU o-TAM ri-ku-EI pa-KHIM tsi-PUI la-miz-BE-akh ki-hik-ri-VUM lif-NEI-ye-ho-VAH va-yik-da-SHU ve-yih-YU le-OT liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
Rootchet-tet-aleph
“to sin”
In context — Numbers 16:38
The censers of these sinners, at the cost of their lives , shall be made into hammered sheets as an overlay for the altar, for they were presented before the LORD and have been consecrated to serve as a sign to the children of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:38:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 16:38, so the Hebrew word הַחַטָּאִים (hakhattaim) 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.16.38.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.38.W3.S1) and character.