Joshua 21:19:3Josh.21.19.W3TAB
הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים
hakohanim
“the priests”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-ha-NIM
- Extended
- hah-koh-ha-NEEM
- IPA
- /hakohaˈnim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priests
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 | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
KOL-a-REI be-NEI-a-ha-RON ha-ko-ha-NIM
- sentence
KOL-a-REI be-NEI-a-ha-RON ha-ko-ha-NIM she-LOSH-ez-REH a-RIM u-mig-re-shei-HEN
Exegesis
It continues with the construct chain arei {עָרֵי | ʿā-rê} ‘cities of’ + benei {בְּנֵי | bə-nê} ‘sons of’ + Aharon {אַהֲרֹן | ʾa-ha-rōn} ‘Aaron’ + hak-kôhănim {הַכֹּהֲנִים | ha-kō-ha-nîm} ‘the priests,’ forming a genitival expression that identifies the recipients.
In context — Joshua 21:19
All the cities of the sons of Aaron , the priests , were thirteen in number, with their pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 21:19, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים (hakohanim) 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.21.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.19.W3.S1) and character.