Deuteronomy 21:5:2Deut.21.5.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֲנִים֮
hakohanim
“the priests”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- hah-ko-hah-NEEM
- IPA
- /hakohaˈnim/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ko-ha-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nig-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
ve-nig-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM be-NEI LE-vi KI BAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-shar-TO u-le-va-REKH be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-nig-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM be-NEI LE-vi KI BAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-shar-TO u-le-va-REKH be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-al-PI-hem yih-YE kol-REEV ve-kol-NA-ga
Exegesis
The subject phrase hakohanim bnei Levi {הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ בְּנֵ֣י לֵוִי֒ | ha-ḵōhănîm bə-nê lêwî} specifies the priestly group.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:5
Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and to speak blessing in the name of the LORD. Every dispute and every assault shall be decided according to their word.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 21:5, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ (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 Deut.21.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.5.W2.S1) and character.