1 Samuel 21:6:21 Sam.21.6.W2TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:7
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /hak.koːˈhɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priest
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-TEN-LO ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-yit-TEN-LO ha-ko-HEN KO-desh KI LO-ha-YA SHAM LE-khem KI-im-LE-khem ha-pa-NIM ha-mu-sa-RIM mi-lif-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-TEN-LO ha-ko-HEN KO-desh KI LO-ha-YA SHAM LE-khem KI-im-LE-khem ha-pa-NIM ha-mu-sa-RIM mi-lif-NE ye-ho-VAH la-SUM LE-khem KHOM be-YOM hil-lak-KHO
Root and etymology
כ־ה־ן
“serve, priest”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:6
And the priest gave him the holy bread , for there was no bread for them in that place except the bread of the presence , which was removed to put hot bread in its place on the day it was taken away.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 21:6, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֖ן (hakohen) 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.21.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.6.W2.S1) and character.