2 Chronicles 23:14:32 Chr.23.14.W3TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֜ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /hak.koːˈhɛːn/
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
va-yo-TSAY ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-yo-TSAY ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN et-sa-RE ha-me-OT pe-ku-DE ha-kha-YIL va-yo-MER a-le-HEM ho-tsi-U-ha el-mib-BET has-de-ROT ve-ha-BA a-kha-re-HA yu-MAT be-kha-REV
- sentence
va-yo-TSAY ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN et-sa-RE ha-me-OT pe-ku-DE ha-kha-YIL va-yo-MER a-le-HEM ho-tsi-U-ha el-mib-BET has-de-ROT ve-ha-BA a-kha-re-HA yu-MAT be-kha-REV KI a-MAR ha-ko-HEN LO te-mi-TU-ha BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The subject yehoiada hakohen {יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | yəhoyāḏāʿ hakkōhēn} ‘Jehoiada the priest’ is followed by the construct chain et-sarei hammēʾōṯ pəqūḏē haḥaẋyīl {אֶת־שָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּא֣וֹת פְּקוּדֵ֣י הַחַ֗יִל | ʾet-śārê hammēʾōṯ pəqūḏē haḥaẋyīl} marking the commanders of the hundreds and officers of the army.
The conjunction kî introduces the priest’s restriction in kî ʾāmar hakkōhēn lōʾ təmîṯūhā bēṯ YHWH {כִּ֚י אָמַר הַכֹּהֵן לֹא תְמִית֖וּהָ בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה | kî ʾāmar hakkōhēn lōʾ təmîṯūhā bēṯ YHWH} ‘for the priest had said, “Do not put her to death in the house of the LORD,”’ setting a sacred boundary that underscores the holiness of the sanctuary.
Root and etymology
כ־ה־נk-h-n
“to minister”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:14
Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders of the hundreds who were appointed over the force and said to them, “Take her out between the ranks ; and whoever goes after her shall be put to death by the sword. For the priest had said, ‘Do not put her to death in the house of the LORD .’”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 23:14, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (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 2 Chr.23.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.14.W3.S1) and character.