Proverbs 14:21:2Prov.14.21.W2TAB
חוֹטֵ֑א
khote
“is sinning or is a sinner”
- Transliteration
- kho-TE
- Extended
- khoh-TEE
- IPA
- /ħoːˈtɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is sinning or is a sinner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kho-TE
- clause
BAZ-le-re-E-hu kho-TE
- sentence
BAZ-le-re-E-hu kho-TE u-me-kho-NEN e-ni-YIM a-na-VIM ash-re-VAV
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-ʾchet–tet–aleph
“to err, miss the mark”
In context — Proverbs 14:21
Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but he who shows kindness to the lowly is blessed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 14:21, so the Hebrew word חוֹטֵ֑א (khote) 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.14.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.21.W2.S1) and character.