1 Chronicles 15:11:51 Chr.15.11.W5TAB
הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים
hakohanim
“the priests”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- hah-koh-hah-NEEM
- IPA
- /hak.koːhăˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priests
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
va-yik-RA da-VID le-tsa-DOK u-le-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM
- sentence
va-yik-RA da-VID le-tsa-DOK u-le-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-lal-vi-YIM le-u-ri-EL a-sa-YA ve-yo-EL she-ma-ya ve-e-li-EL ve-am-mi-na-DAV
Exegesis
The definite article in ha-kohanim {הַכֹּֽהֲנִים | hak-kōhănim} marks “the priests,” while we-le-leviyim {וְלַלְוִיִּ֗ם | wə-lə-wīy-yîm} similarly designates “the Levites.” Proper names follow in an additive sequence coordinated by vav conjunctions, reflecting the Hebrew list structure. In English, prepositional phrases are retained to preserve the grouping, and the list employs commas and a final conjunction to mirror the source’s additive series.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–he–nun
“serve as priest”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:11
And David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests , and the Levites —Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 15:11, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים (hakohanim) 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 1 Chr.15.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.11.W5.S1) and character.