Numbers 19:13:7Num.19.13.W7TAB
יִתְחַטָּ֗א
yitkhatta
“purify himself”
- Transliteration
- yit-khat-TA
- Extended
- yit-khat-TAH
- IPA
- /jitħaṭˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- purify himself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yit-khat-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO yit-khat-TA
- clause
KOL-ha-no-GE-a be-MET be-NE-fesh ha-a-DAM a-SHER-ya-MUT ve-LO yit-khat-TA et-mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH tim-ME ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-hi mi-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KOL-ha-no-GE-a be-MET be-NE-fesh ha-a-DAM a-SHER-ya-MUT ve-LO yit-khat-TA et-mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH tim-ME ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-hi mi-yis-ra-EL KI MEI nid-DA lo-zo-RAK a-LAV ta-ME yih-YE OD tum-a-TO VO
Root and etymology
ח־ט־א
“to sin, purify”
In context — Numbers 19:13
Every person who touches a corpse without purifying himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD ; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel because the water of impurity was not sprinkled on him. He will remain unclean, for his uncleanness is still upon him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 19:13, so the Hebrew word יִתְחַטָּ֗א (yitkhatta) 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.19.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.13.W7.S1) and character.