Exodus 19:24:9Exod.19.24.W9TAB

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים

vehakohhaneem

and the priests

Transliteration
ve-ha-koh-ha-NEEM
Extended
veh-hah-koh-ha-NEEM
IPA
/və.ha.ko.ha.ˈniːm/

Meaning by language

English
and the priests

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + הַ + כֹּ + הֲ + נִ֣ים
ve + ha + koh + ha + neem
vehakohhaneem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-koh-ha-NEEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ha-koh-ha-NEEM ve-ha-AM

  3. clause

    ve-ha-koh-ha-NEEM ve-ha-AM ahl-yeh-hehr-SOO la-a-LOT el-ye-ho-VAH pehn-yif-rots-BAAM

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer eh-LAV ye-ho-VAH lekh-RED ve-a-li-TA a-TA ve-a-ha-RON im-MAAKH ve-ha-koh-ha-NEEM ve-ha-AM ahl-yeh-hehr-SOO la-a-LOT el-ye-ho-VAH pehn-yif-rots-BAAM

Root and etymology

Rootkaph-he-nun

to serve, act as priest

In contextExodus 19:24

And the LORD said to him, “Go down. Afterward you shall come up, you and Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to go up to the LORD, lest He break out against them.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 19:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 19:24, so the Hebrew word וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים (vehakohhaneem) 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.19.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.24.W9.S1) and character.