Exodus 19:22:2Exod.19.22.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים
hakohanim
“the priests”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- hah-koh-hah-NEEM
- IPA
- /hak.ko.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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Word in context
- word
ha-ko-ha-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM ha-ni-ga-SHIM el-ye-ho-VAH yit-ka-DA-shu
- sentence
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM ha-ni-ga-SHIM el-ye-ho-VAH yit-ka-DA-shu pen-yif-ROTS ba-HEM ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The definite noun phrase hakōhanîm haniggāšîm {הַכֹּהֲנִים הַנִּגָּשִׁים | hak-kō-ha-nîm han-nig-gā-šîm} “the priests who approach” identifies those drawing near to the divine presence.
Root and etymology
Rootkaph-he-nun
“to serve, act as priest”
In context — Exodus 19:22
The priests also, who approach the LORD , must consecrate themselves , so that the LORD does not break out against them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 19:22, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים (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 Exod.19.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.22.W2.S1) and character.