Leviticus 13:15:2Lev.13.15.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ha.kkoˈheːn/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN et-ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ve-tim-me-OH
- sentence
ve-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN et-ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ve-tim-me-OH ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ta-ME HU tsa-RA-at HU
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf-het-nun
“to serve, officiate”
In context — Leviticus 13:15
And the priest will examine the living flesh, and he will declare it unclean. The living flesh is unclean; it is leprosy .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 13:15, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (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.13.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.15.W2.S1) and character.