חַטָּ֖את

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 חַטָּ֖את

   kha-TAT

   for a sin offering
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּשְׂעִ֥יר חַטָּ֖את

   u-se-IR kha-TAT

   and a male goat for a sin offering
3. clause🔊 וּשְׂעִ֥יר חַטָּ֖את אֶחָ֑ד

   u-se-IR kha-TAT e-KHAD

   and a male goat for a sin offering one
4. sentence🔊 וּשְׂעִ֥יר חַטָּ֖את אֶחָ֑ד לְכַפֵּ֖ר עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

   u-se-IR kha-TAT e-KHAD le-ka-PER a-lei-KHEM

   and a male goat for a sin offering one to make atonement for you

Exegesis

se'ir {וּשְׂעִ֥יר | u-sə-ʿîr} ‘male goat’ appears first, followed by ḥaṭṭāt {חַטָּ֖את | ḥaṭ-ṭā́ṯ} ‘sin offering’ in apposition to specify its ritual role.

Root and etymology

ח־ט־א🔊 ח־ט־אch-t-'

“to miss”

• 🔊 חֵטְאḥê-ṭāʾsinGenesis 4:7