Leviticus 13:16:9Lev.13.16.W9TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
elhakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-KO-hen
- Extended
- el-hah-KOH-hen
- IPA
- /ʔel.hakˈkoːhen/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-KO-hen
- clause
u-VA el-ha-KO-hen
- sentence
OH KI ya-SHUV ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ve-neh-PAKH le-la-VAN u-VA el-ha-KO-hen
Exegesis
The vav consecutive Qal perfect u-va {וּבָ֖א | wū-bāʾ} ‘and comes’ introduces the apodosis conveying required action, with el-ha-kohen {אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן | ʾel-há-ḵō-hēn} ‘to the priest’ designating the official examiner. This protasis–apodosis structure exemplifies the legal formulation in Leviticus, linking a physical sign to ritual compliance.
Root and etymology
כ־ה־ן
“priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:16
Or if the living flesh turns back and becomes white, then he shall come to the priest .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 13:16, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (elhakohen) 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.13.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.16.W9.S1) and character.