2 Kings 22:12:42 Kgs.22.12.W4TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֡ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hak.koːˈheːn/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
et-khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
va-yetsaV ha-ME-lekh et-khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN ve-et-a-khi-KAM ben-sha-FAN ve-et-akh-BOR ben-mi-kha-YA ve-ET sha-FAN ha-so-FER ve-ET a-sa-YA E-ved-ha-ME-lekh le-MOR
Root and etymology
k-h-n
“priest”
In context — 2 Kings 22:12
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 22:12, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֡ן (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 Kgs.22.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.12.W4.S1) and character.