Joshua 21:13:3Josh.21.13.W3TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hakkoˈheːn/
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
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-et-liv-NA ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
The apposition Aharon ha-kohen {אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן | ʾăhărōn hă-kō-hēn} “Aaron the priest” specifies lineage and office.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–he–nun
“priest”
In context — Joshua 21:13
And to the sons of Aaron the priest , they gave Hebron and its pasturelands as a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah and its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 21:13, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (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.21.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.13.W3.S1) and character.