Deuteronomy 17:9:2Deut.17.9.W2TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים֙
elhakohanim
“to the priests”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- el-hah-ko-ha-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔel.hak.kohăˈnim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the priests
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
u-va-TA el-ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YYIM ve-el-ha-sho-FET a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
- sentence
u-va-TA el-ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YYIM ve-el-ha-sho-FET a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ve-da-rash-TA ve-hig-GI-du le-KHA ET de-VAR ham-mish-PAT
Exegesis
The construct el hakohanim haleviyim {אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | ʾel-ha-kō·hă·nîm hal·lə·wî·yim} ‘to the priests of the Levites’ identifies the set of religious officials, and ve elha shofet {וְאֶל־הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט | wə·ʾel-ha-šō·p̄ēt} ‘and to the judge’ extends the court’s authority.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:9
And you shall go to the priests of the Levites and to the judge who will be in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them, and they will declare to you the decision of the judgment.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 17:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (elhakohanim) 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 Deut.17.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.9.W2.S1) and character.