Numbers 7:46:3Num.7.46.W3TAB
לְחַטָּֽאת׃
lekhatat
“for a sin offering”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-TAT
- Extended
- leh-kha-TAAT
- IPA
- /lɛħaˈtaːt/
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-kha-TAT
- sentence
se-IR-iz-ZIM e-KHAD le-kha-TAT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lechatat {לְחַטָּאת | lə-ḥaṭ-ṭāʾt} ‘for sin offering’ functions as a purpose clause indicating a sin offering. The Hebrew word order places the designation and quantity before the purpose, so English translation renders “one male goat” followed by “as a sin offering.”
Root and etymology
RootHet Tet Aleph
“to miss, sin”
In context — Numbers 7:46
One male goat of goats as a sin offering.
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:46:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 7:46, so the Hebrew word לְחַטָּֽאת׃ (lekhatat) 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.7.46.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.46.W3.S1) and character.