Deuteronomy 18:3:13Deut.18.3.W13TAB
לַכֹּהֵ֔ן
lakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- la-ko-HEN
- Extended
- lah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /lakːoˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-na-TAN la-ko-HEN haz-RO-a ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim ve-ha-ke-VAH
- sentence
ve-ZEH yih-YEH mish-PAT ha-ko-ha-NIM me-ET ha-AM me-ET zov-KHEI ha-ZE-vakh IM-SHOR IM-SEH ve-na-TAN la-ko-HEN haz-RO-a ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim ve-ha-ke-VAH
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–heh–nun
“to minister/serve as priest”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:3
And this shall be the prescribed portion for the priests from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: they shall give to the priest the foreleg, the two cheeks , and the stomach.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 18:3, so the Hebrew word לַכֹּהֵ֔ן (lakohen) 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.18.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.3.W13.S1) and character.