2 Kings 23:9:42 Kgs.23.9.W4TAB
כֹּהֲנֵ֣י
kohane
“priests of”
- Transliteration
- ko-ha-NE
- Extended
- koh-hah-NEE
- IPA
- /koː.hăˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- priests of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ko-ha-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT
- clause
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im KI im-AKH-lu ma-TSOT be-TOKH a-khe-HEM
Exegesis
The construct chain kohanei habbāmōt {כֹּהֲנֵי הַבָּמוֹת | kohănéi habbāmōt} ‘priests of the high places’ shows possession via construct state.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–heh–nun
“priest”
In context — 2 Kings 23:9
But the priests of the high places did not ascend to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem; rather, they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 23:9, so the Hebrew word כֹּהֲנֵ֣י (kohane) 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.23.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.9.W4.S1) and character.