Jeremiah 23:11:2Jer.23.11.W2TAB
גַם־כֹּהֵ֖ן
gamkohen
“also priest”
- Transliteration
- gam-ko-HEN
- Extended
- gahm-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /ɣam.koːˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- also priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
gam-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
KI-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN
- clause
KI-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN kha-NE-fu
- sentence
KI-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN kha-NE-fu gam-be-VE-ti ma-TSA-ti ra-a-TAM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The particle gam {גַם | gam} ‘also’ repeats for emphasis, linking the nouns navi {נָבִיא | nā-ḇîʾ} ‘prophet’ and kohen {כֹּהֵן | kō-hēn} ‘priest’ and underlining their joint guilt.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–he–nun
“serve as priest”
In context — Jeremiah 23:11
For both the prophet and the priest have acted corruptly ; even in my house I have found their evil, declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 23:11, so the Hebrew word גַם־כֹּהֵ֖ן (gamkohen) 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.23.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.11.W2.S1) and character.