Proverbs 10:16:6Prov.10.16.W6TAB
לְחַטָּֽאת׃
lekhattat
“to sin or sin-offering”
- Transliteration
- le-khat-TAT
- Extended
- leh-khaht-TAAT
- IPA
- /ləħatˈtɔːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to sin or 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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Word in context
- word
le-khat-TAT
- phraseyour reading level
ra-SHA le-khat-TAT
- clause
te-vu-AT ra-SHA le-khat-TAT
- sentence
pe-UL-lat tsad-DIK le-kha-YIM te-vu-AT ra-SHA le-khat-TAT
Exegesis
The preposition lə- marks chayyim {חַיִּים | ḥay-yîm} ‘life’ as positive result and chatat {חַטָּאת | ḥaṭ-ṭā’-ṯ} ‘sin’ as negative consequence, establishing a thematic contrast. In English, the nominal outcomes are rendered as verb clauses (“leads to”/“lead to”) to maintain readability while preserving the proverb’s emphasis on outcome.
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-ʾchet-tet-aleph
“to miss the mark, sin”
In context — Proverbs 10:16
The work of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked results in sin .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 10:16, so the Hebrew word לְחַטָּֽאת׃ (lekhattat) 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.10.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.16.W6.S1) and character.