1 Samuel 22:21:81 Sam.22.21.W8TAB
כֹּהֲנֵ֥י
kohene
“priests of”
- Transliteration
- ko-he-NE
- Extended
- koh-hah-NEE
- IPA
- /koː.hăˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- priests of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ko-he-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ko-he-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI ha-RAG sha-UL ET ko-he-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-GED e-ve-ya-TAR le-da-VID KI ha-RAG sha-UL ET ko-he-NE ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēṯ} precedes the construct noun kohanei {כֹּהֲנֵי | kōhă-nê} ‘priests’, which is in construct relation with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | yəhōwāh}, yielding ‘priests of the LORD’. Hebrew word order places the verb before its subject and object to emphasize Saul’s action against sacred officers. The English rendition adjusts to subject–verb–object order for natural flow while preserving this emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–heh–nun
“serve as priest”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:21
And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 22:21, so the Hebrew word כֹּהֲנֵ֥י (kohene) 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.22.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.21.W8.S1) and character.