Leviticus 13:17:8Lev.13.17.W8TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /hakkoˈheːn/
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-ti-HAR ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-ti-HAR ha-ko-HEN et-ha-NE-ga ta-HOR HU
- sentence
ve-ra-a-HU ha-ko-HEN ve-hin-NEH neh-PAKH ha-NE-ga le-la-VAN ve-ti-HAR ha-ko-HEN et-ha-NE-ga ta-HOR HU
Exegesis
The subject ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hên} precedes the verb, emphasizing the officiant’s role.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf-het-nun
“to serve as a priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:17
And the priest shall see him, and behold, if the sore has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce the sore clean ; it is clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 13:17, 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.13.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.17.W8.S1) and character.