2 Kings 23:8:92 Kgs.23.8.W9TAB
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים
hakohanim
“the priests”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- hah-koh-hah-NEEM
- IPA
- /hak.koː.hăˈniːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
va-ya-VE et-KAL-ha-ko-ha-NIM me-a-RE ye-hu-DA va-ye-tam-ME et-ha-ba-MOT a-SHER kit-te-RU-SHA-ma ha-ko-ha-NIM mig-GE-va ad-be-ER sha-VA
- sentence
va-ya-VE et-KAL-ha-ko-ha-NIM me-a-RE ye-hu-DA va-ye-tam-ME et-ha-ba-MOT a-SHER kit-te-RU-SHA-ma ha-ko-ha-NIM mig-GE-va ad-be-ER sha-VA ve-na-TSATS et-ba-MOT ha-she-a-RIM a-SHER-PE-taKH SHA-ar ye-ho-SHU-a sar-ha-IR a-SHER-al-se-MOL ISH be-SHA-ar ha-IR
Exegesis
The object et-kol-hakohanim {אֶת־כָּל־הַכֹּהֲנִים | ʾet-kol-hak-kō-hā-nîm} “all the priests” underscores inclusivity, marked by et.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–heh–nun
“priest”
In context — 2 Kings 23:8
And he brought all the priests from the towns of Judah and defiled the high places where they had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and he broke down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua, the city commander, which were on the left of the city gate.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 23:8, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (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 Kgs.23.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.8.W9.S1) and character.