2 Chronicles 23:6:42 Chr.23.6.W4TAB
אִם־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙
imhakohanim
“if only the priests”
- Transliteration
- im-ha-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- ihm-hah-koh-hah-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔim.hak.koːhăˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- if only the priests
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ha-ko-ha-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
KI im-ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
ve-AL-ya-VO VET-ye-ho-VAH KI im-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-me-sha-re-TIM la-le-vi-YIM HE-ma ya-VO-u ki-KO-desh HE-ma
- sentence
ve-AL-ya-VO VET-ye-ho-VAH KI im-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-me-sha-re-TIM la-le-vi-YIM HE-ma ya-VO-u ki-KO-desh HE-ma ve-KHOL-ha-AM yish-me-RU mish-ME-ret ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase ki-im-ha-kohanim {כִּ֤י אִם־הַכֹּהֲנִים | kî-ʾim-ha-kō-ḥǎ-nîm} ‘except the priests,’ with ve-hamshartim {וְהַמְשָׁרְתִים | wə-ham-šā-rə-tîm} ‘and the ministers’ and la-leviyim {לַלְוִיִּם | la-le-vî-yim} ‘to the Levites,’ specifies the exclusive group authorized to enter.
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:6
Let no one enter the house of the LORD except the priests and the ministers of the Levites; they alone may enter because they are holy . Yet all the people must keep the charge of the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 23:6, so the Hebrew word אִם־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ (imhakohanim) 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.23.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.6.W4.S1) and character.