Numbers 8:7:6Num.8.7.W6TAB
מֵ֣י חַטָּ֑את
mei khatat
“water of purification”
- Transliteration
- mei kha-TAT
- Extended
- MEI kha-TAAT
- IPA
- /mej xaˈtaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- water of purification
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
mei kha-TAT
- clause
ve-KHO-ta-a-SEH la-HEM le-ta-ha-RAM ha-ZEH a-lei-HEM mei kha-TAT
- sentence
ve-KHO-ta-a-SEH la-HEM le-ta-ha-RAM ha-ZEH a-lei-HEM mei kha-TAT ve-he-e-vi-RU TA-ar al-KOL-be-sa-RAM ve-khib-SU big-de-HEM ve-hit-te-HARU
Exegesis
The construct mĕy ḥaṭ-ṭāt {מֵי חַטָּאת | mēy ḥaṭ-ṭāt} ‘water of purification’ names the cleansing agent.
Root and etymology
ח־ט־א
“purification offering; sin offering”
In context — Numbers 8:7
And this is what you shall do to them for their purification: Sprinkle this water of purification upon them, and let them pass a razor over all their flesh. Then they shall wash their garments and purify themselves.
About this coordinate
Numbers 8:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 8:7, so the Hebrew word מֵ֣י חַטָּ֑את (mei khatat) 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.8.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.8.7.W6.S1) and character.