2 Chronicles 4:9:32 Chr.4.9.W3TAB
הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים
hakohanim
“the priests”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- hah-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
ha-ko-ha-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
kha-TSAR ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
va-ya-AS kha-TSAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-a-za-RA ha-ge-do-LA
- sentence
va-ya-AS kha-TSAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-a-za-RA ha-ge-do-LA u-de-la-TOT la-a-za-RA ve-dal-to-te-HEM tsi-PA ne-KHO-shet
Exegesis
The construct phrase chatzar hakōhanîm {חֲצַר הַכֹּהֲנִים | ḥăṣar hakkōhănîm} marks ‘courtyard of the priests,’ followed by the coordinated noun-adjective sequence wəha‘ăzārāh haggədōlāh {וְהָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֹלָה | wəha‘ăzārāh haggədōlāh} ‘and the great court,’ sharing a single definite article for emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rooty-m
“sea, large body of water”
In context — 2 Chronicles 4:9
He made the courtyard of the priests and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 4:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 4:9, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים (hakohanim) 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.4.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.4.9.W3.S1) and character.