2 Kings 22:4:32 Kgs.22.4.W3TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֣ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /hak.koˈheːn/
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
ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL
- clause
a-LE el-khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL ve-ya-TEM et-ha-KE-sef ha-mu-VA BET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
a-LE el-khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL ve-ya-TEM et-ha-KE-sef ha-mu-VA BET ye-ho-VAH a-SHER as-FU sho-me-RE ha-SAF me-ET ha-AM
Exegesis
The compound title ha-kohen ha-gadol {הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל | ha-ḵō-hên ha-ḡā-dôl} preserves Hebrew hierarchical ordering as “high priest.”
Root and etymology
k-h-n
“priest”
In context — 2 Kings 22:4
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and let him tally the silver that has been brought into the house of the LORD , which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 22:4, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֣ן (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.22.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.4.W3.S1) and character.