Jeremiah 23:34:2Jer.23.34.W2TAB
וְהַכֹּהֵן֙
vehakohen
“and the priest”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- veh-hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /vəhak.koːˈhɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-na-VI ve-ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-ha-na-VI ve-ha-ko-HEN ve-ha-AM a-SHER yo-MAR ma-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-na-VI ve-ha-ko-HEN ve-ha-AM a-SHER yo-MAR ma-SA ye-ho-VAH u-fa-KAD-ti al-ha-ISH ha-HU ve-al-BET-o
Exegesis
The verse’s opening coordinate series—`vehanavi {וְהַנָּבִיא | wə-han-nā-ḇîʾ} ‘and the prophet’`, `vehakohen {וְהַכֹּהֵן | wə-ha-kō-hên} ‘and the priest’`, `vehaam {וְהָעָם | wə-hā-ʿām} ‘and the people’`—frames inclusive subjects.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–he–nun
“priest”
In context — Jeremiah 23:34
And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, "The burden of the LORD ," I will punish that man and his house.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 23:34, so the Hebrew word וְהַכֹּהֵן֙ (vehakohen) 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.23.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.34.W2.S1) and character.