Judges 18:6:3Judg.18.6.W3TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEEN
- IPA
- /hak.koːˈheːn/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-YO-mer la-HEM ha-ko-HEN le-KHU le-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM ha-ko-HEN le-KHU le-sha-LOM NO-khakh Ye-ho-VAH dar-ke-KHEM a-SHER TE-le-KHU-va
Exegesis
The noun hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hā-kōhēn} ‘priest’ functions as subject, with the dative marker lahem {לָהֶ֛ם | lāhem} ‘to them’ indicating the addressees.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaph–heh–nun
“serve, act as priest”
In context — Judges 18:6
And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The road you are taking lies before the LORD .”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 18:6, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֖ן (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 Judg.18.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.6.W3.S1) and character.