Jeremiah 19:1:12Jer.19.1.W12TAB
הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃
hakohanim
“the priests”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- hah-koh-hah-NEEM
- IPA
- /ha.koːhăˈniːm/
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
- clause
u-miz-zik-NE ha-AM u-miz-zik-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta vak-bu-K yo-TSER KHA-resh u-miz-zik-NE ha-AM u-miz-zik-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM
Exegesis
The parallel phrases û-miz-qnê hā-ʿām {וּמִזִּקְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם | û-miz-qnê hā-ʿām} and û-miz-qnê hā-kō-ha-nîm {וּמִזִּקְנֵ֖י הַכֹּהֲנִֽים | û-miz-qnê hā-kō-ha-nîm} employ the preposition min plus construct state to designate representatives from both lay and priestly leadership, highlighting the communal witness in this prophetic sign-act.
In context — Jeremiah 19:1
Thus says the LORD : “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware bottle, and take some elders of the people and of the priests.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 19:1, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ (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 Jer.19.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.1.W12.S1) and character.