Leviticus 13:11:7Lev.13.11.W7TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֑ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hakoˈheːn/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- clause
tsa-RA-at no-SHE-net HI be-OR be-sa-RO ve-tim-ME-O ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
tsa-RA-at no-SHE-net HI be-OR be-sa-RO ve-tim-ME-O ha-ko-HEN LO yas-gi-REN-noo KI ta-ME HU
Exegesis
Ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hên} ‘the priest’ is the agent of the judgment.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf-het-nun
“to serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:11
It is a chronic skin disease in the skin of his flesh, so the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He must not isolate him, because he is unclean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 13:11, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (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 Lev.13.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.11.W7.S1) and character.