1 Samuel 23:9:101 Sam.23.9.W10TAB
הַכֹּהֵֽן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /ha.kɔːˈheːn/
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
ha-ko-HEN ha-gi-SHA ha-e-FOD
- clause
va-yo-MER el-e-vya-TAR ha-ko-HEN ha-gi-SHA ha-e-FOD
- sentence
va-YE-da da-VID KI a-LA-v sha-UL ma-kha-ri-SH ha-ra-A va-yo-MER el-e-vya-TAR ha-ko-HEN ha-gi-SHA ha-e-FOD
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–he–nun
“priest”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:9
David learned that Saul was secretly plotting evil against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring near the ephod .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 23:9, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵֽן (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.23.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.9.W10.S1) and character.