Jeremiah 20:1:4Jer.20.1.W4TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /hak.koˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priest
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
ben-im-MER ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-yish-MA pash-khur ben-im-MER ha-ko-HEN ve-HU-fa-KID na-GID be-VET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yish-MA pash-khur ben-im-MER ha-ko-HEN ve-HU-fa-KID na-GID be-VET ye-ho-VAH et-yir-me-YA-hu niv-BA et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The title ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | ha-kō-hēn} identifies his Levitical office, while the appositional pair pakid nagid {פָקִיד נָגִיד | pā-qīd nā-gīd} ‘overseer, chief’ intensifies his rank.
In context — Jeremiah 20:1
And Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest and chief officer in the house of the LORD , heard that Jeremiah had prophesied these words .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 20:1, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hakohen) 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.20.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.1.W4.S1) and character.