Proverbs 24:9:3Prov.24.9.W3TAB
חַטָּ֑את
khataat
“sin”
- Transliteration
- kha-TAAT
- Extended
- khah-TAAT
- IPA
- /ħatˈtˤaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- sin
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-TAAT
- clause
ZIM-mat i-VE-let kha-TAAT
- sentence
ZIM-mat i-VE-let kha-TAAT ve-to-a-VAT le-a-DAM LETS
Exegesis
The verbless nominal clause equates that plot with ḥaṭṭā’t {חַטָּאת | ḥaṭṭā’t} ‘sin’.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-ṭ-ʾ
“to miss the mark, sin”
In context — Proverbs 24:9
The scheme of foolishness is sin, and a scoffer is an abomination to man.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:9, so the Hebrew word חַטָּ֑את (khataat) 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.24.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.9.W3.S1) and character.