Exodus 19:6:4Exod.19.6.W4TAB
כֹּהֲנִ֖ים
kohanim
“priests”
- Transliteration
- ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- koh-hah-NEEM
- IPA
- /ko.hăˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- priests
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ko-ha-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM
- clause
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH
- sentence
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH EH-leh had-de-va-RIM a-SHER teh-dab-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct pair mamlékhet kohanim {מַמְלֶכֶת כֹּהֲנִים | mam-lɛ-ḵeṯ kō-hă-nîm} ‘kingdom of priests’ establishes Israel’s mediatory status, paralleled by vegoy kadosh {וְגוֹי קָדוֹשׁ | wə-gôy qā-ḏôš} ‘and a holy nation,’ which emphasizes corporate sanctification.
Root and etymology
Rootkaph-he-nun
“to serve, act as priest”
In context — Exodus 19:6
You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a nation that is holy. These are the words you shall speak to the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 19:6, so the Hebrew word כֹּהֲנִ֖ים (kohanim) 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.19.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.6.W4.S1) and character.