1 Samuel 14:19:151 Sam.14.19.W15TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֖ן
elhakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- ehl-hah-koh-HEEN
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN e-SOF ya-DE-kha
- sentence
va-ye-HI AD di-BER sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN ve-he-ha-MON a-SHER be-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH va-RAV va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN e-SOF ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The temporal clause ad dibber Shaul el hakohen {עַד דִּבֶּר שָׁאוּל אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן | ʿǎd dibbēr šā’ûl ʾel hakkōhên} ‘while Saul spoke to the priest’ sets a background scene.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–heh–nun
“priestly officiator”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:19
And it happened while Saul was speaking to the priest , that the tumult in the camp of the Philistines continued and increased; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand” .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:19:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 14:19, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֖ן (elhakohen) 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 Sam.14.19.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.19.W15.S1) and character.