1 Samuel 22:11:61 Sam.22.11.W6TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEEN
- IPA
- /hak.koːˈheːn/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh lik-RO et-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV ha-ko-HEN ve-ET kol-BET a-VIV ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER be-NOV
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh lik-RO et-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV ha-ko-HEN ve-ET kol-BET a-VIV ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER be-NOV va-ya-VO-u khu-LAM el-ha-ME-lekh
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–heh–nun
“priest, one who ministers”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:11
And the king sent to summon Ahimelech son of Ahitub the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests who were at Nob; and they all came to the king.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 22:11, 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.22.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.11.W6.S1) and character.