1 Samuel 21:9:21 Sam.21.9.W2TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:10

הַכֹּהֵ֗ן

hakohen

the priest

Transliteration
ha-ko-HEN
Extended
hah-koh-HEHN
IPA
/hak.koˈhɛn/

Meaning by language

English
the priest

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + כֹּ + הֵ֗ן
ha + ko + hen
hakohen

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ko-HEN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yo-MER ha-ko-HEN

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER ha-ko-HEN KHE-rev gal-YAT ha-ple-shi-TI a-SHER-hi-KHI-ta be-E-mek ha-e-LA hin-NE-hi lu-TA va-sim-LA a-kha-RE ha-e-FOD im-o-TA ti-KAKH-le-KHA KAKH KI EN a-KHE-ret zu-la-TA ba-ZE

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER ha-ko-HEN KHE-rev gal-YAT ha-ple-shi-TI a-SHER-hi-KHI-ta be-E-mek ha-e-LA hin-NE-hi lu-TA va-sim-LA a-kha-RE ha-e-FOD im-o-TA ti-KAKH-le-KHA KAKH KI EN a-KHE-ret zu-la-TA ba-ZE va-yo-MER da-VID EN ka-MO-ha te-nen-NA LI

Root and etymology

כ־ה־ן

serve, priest

In context1 Samuel 21:9

And the priest said, “Behold , the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod . If you will take it, take it, for there is no other sword here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 21:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 21:9, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (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.21.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.9.W2.S1) and character.