Judges 18:19:13Judg.18.19.W13TAB
כֹהֵ֗ן
khohen
“a priest”
- Transliteration
- kho-HEN
- Extended
- khoh-HEN
- IPA
- /xoːˈhɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
kho-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN
- clause
ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU LO ha-kha-RESH SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha ve-LEKH im-MA-nu ve-he-YE-la-NU le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The interrogative hatov {הֲט֣וֹב | ha-ṭôv}, paired with the infinitive construct heyotkha kohen {הֱיוֹתְךָ כֹהֵן | hĕyôṯəḵā kōhên} ‘your being priest’, frames a comparative question.
Root and etymology
kaph-he-nunK H N
“to serve, minister”
In context — Judges 18:19
And they said to him, “Be silent; put your hand upon your mouth, come with us, and be for us a father and a priest . Is it better for you to serve as priest for the house of one man, or to serve as priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 18:19, so the Hebrew word כֹהֵ֗ן (khohen) 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.18.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.19.W13.S1) and character.