Joshua 20:6:9Josh.20.6.W9TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֣ן
hakohen
“of the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ʕadˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL
- clause
ve-ya-SHAV ba-IR ha-HI ad-om-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH la-mish-PAT ad-MOT ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
- sentence
ve-ya-SHAV ba-IR ha-HI ad-om-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH la-mish-PAT ad-MOT ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM AZ ya-SHUV ha-ro-TSE-akh u-VA el-i-RO ve-el-bei-TO el-ha-IR a-sher-NAS mi-SHAM
Exegesis
Similarly, ad-mot hakohen hagadol {עַד־מוֹת הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדֹול | ʿad-mō-wṯ ha-kō-hên ha-gā-ḏōwl} designates the high priest’s death as the terminus of asylum.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–heh–nun
“priest, servant”
In context — Joshua 20:6
And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the assembly for judgment, and until the death of the high priest who shall be in those days. Then the killer shall return to his city and to his house, to the city from which he fled.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 20:6, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֣ן (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 Josh.20.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.6.W9.S1) and character.