2 Chronicles 17:8:182 Chr.17.8.W18TAB
הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃
hakkohanim
“the priests”
- Transliteration
- hak-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- hahk-koh-hah-NEEM
- IPA
- /hak.koːhăˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priests
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 | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hak-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
ve-im-MA-hem e-li-sha-MA vi-yo-RAM hak-ko-ha-NIM
- sentence
ve-im-MA-hem hal-le-vi-YIM she-ma-YA-hu u-ne-tan-YA-hu u-ze-vad-YA-hu va-a-sa-EL ve-she-mi-ra-MOT u-she-mi-ra-MOT vi-yo-na-TAN va-a-do-ni-YA-hu ve-to-vi-YA-hu ve-TOV a-do-ni-YA hal-le-vi-YIM ve-im-MA-hem e-li-sha-MA vi-yo-RAM hak-ko-ha-NIM
Exegesis
The second ve’immahem signals a shift to Elishama and Jehoram, who are defined by the noun haKohanim {הַכֹּהֲנִים | hak·kō·hā·nı̂m}, concluding the parallel structure. English rendering preserves the Hebrew coordination and emphasis through parallel clauses and punctuation.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:8
And with them were the Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and with them were Elishama and Jehoram, the priests .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:8:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Chronicles 17:8, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ (hakkohanim) 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 2 Chr.17.8.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.8.W18.S1) and character.