Jeremiah 23:33:5Jer.23.33.W5TAB
אֽוֹ־כֹהֵן֙
okhohen
“or a priest”
- Transliteration
- o-kho-HEN
- Extended
- oh-khoh-HEHN
- IPA
- /ʔoː.xoːˈhɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- or a priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
o-kho-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN
- clause
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ma-ma-sSA ve-na-TASH-ti et-khem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinated phrase haam hazzeh o-hanavi o-kohen {הָעָם הַזֶּה אֽוֹ־הַנָּבִיא אֽוֹ־כֹהֵן | hā-ʿām haz-zeh ʾō-han-nā-vîʾ ʾō-kō-hên} enumerates potential questioners.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–he–nun
“serve as priest”
In context — Jeremiah 23:33
When this people or a prophet or a priest asks you, saying, “What is the burden of the LORD ?” then you shall say to them, “You are the burden, and I will cast you off,” declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 23:33, so the Hebrew word אֽוֹ־כֹהֵן֙ (okhohen) 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.23.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.33.W5.S1) and character.