Proverbs 1:10:3Prov.1.10.W3TAB
חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים
khataim
“sinners”
- Transliteration
- kha-ta-IM
- Extended
- khah-thah-EEM
- IPA
- /ħa.t̪aːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sinners
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
kha-ta-IM
- phraseyour reading level
im-ye-fat-TU-kha kha-ta-IM
- sentence
be-NI im-ye-fat-TU-kha kha-ta-IM al-to-VE
Exegesis
The conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} introduces a protasis framed as a hypothetical warning, and the clause yepatukha {יְפַתּוּךָ | yə-pat-tû-ḵā} in Piel imperfect conveys ongoing persuasion by the plural subject chattaʾîm {חַטָּאִים | ḥaṭ-ṭā-ʾîm}.
Root and etymology
ḥ-ṭ-ʾḥet–ṭet–aleph
“to miss the mark; sin”
In context — Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent to them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:10, so the Hebrew word חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים (khataim) 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 Prov.1.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.10.W3.S1) and character.