Proverbs 23:17:3Prov.23.17.W3TAB
בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑ים
bakhattaim
“in sinners”
- Transliteration
- ba-khat-ta-IM
- Extended
- bah-khah-taa-EEM
- IPA
- /ba.ħatːaˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in sinners
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ba-khat-ta-IM
- clause
al-ye-kan-NE li-BE-kha ba-khat-ta-IM
- sentence
al-ye-kan-NE li-BE-kha ba-khat-ta-IM KI IM-be-yi-re-AT-ye-ho-VAH kol-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ba-ḥaṭṭāʾīm {בַּחַטָּאִים | ba-ḥaṭṭāʾīm} ‘in sinners’ defines the moral focus without specifying individuals.
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-ʾchet–tet–aleph
“to sin, miss the mark”
In context — Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners , but remain in the fear of the LORD all day long.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:17, so the Hebrew word בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑ים (bakhattaim) 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.23.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.17.W3.S1) and character.