Judges 17:13:11Judg.17.13.W11TAB
לְכֹהֵֽן׃
lekhohen
“as priest”
- Transliteration
- le-kho-HEN
- Extended
- leh-khoh-HEN
- IPA
- /ləχoːˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- as priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-kho-HEN
- clause
KI ha-YA-li ha-le-VI le-kho-HEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer mi-KHA a-TA ya-DA-te-ti ki-YE-ti-iv Ye-ho-VAH LI KI ha-YA-li ha-le-VI le-kho-HEN
Exegesis
Hā·lē·wî {הַלֵּוִי | hā·lē·wî} is further specified by the role phrase lə·ḵō·hēn {לְכֹהֵן | lə·ḵō·hēn}, indicating purpose. The Hebrew sequence foregrounds personal realization before the explanatory rationale; the English translation preserves this emphasis and causal structure.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–he–nun
“priest”
In context — Judges 17:13
And Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me because the Levite has become my priest.”
About this coordinate
Judges 17:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 17:13, so the Hebrew word לְכֹהֵֽן׃ (lekhohen) 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 Judg.17.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.13.W11.S1) and character.