Leviticus 13:19:11Lev.13.19.W11TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
elhakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- ehl-hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ha.koˈheːn/
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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Word in context
- word
el-ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-nir-A el-ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
ve-ha-YA bim-KOM hash-KHIN SE-et le-va-NA OH ba-HE-ret le-va-NA a-dam-DA-met ve-nir-A el-ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The maqqef in el-ha-kohen {אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן | ʾel-ha-kō-ḥên} underscores the close tie between the verb and its indirect object. This syntax preserves the ritual sequence and prescribes the inspection protocol.
Root and etymology
RootKaf, He, Nun
“priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:19
And it shall be, in the place of the boil , a white swelling or a white spot that is reddish ; and it must be presented to the priest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 13:19, 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.13.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.19.W11.S1) and character.