Leviticus 13:2:14Lev.13.2.W14TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hak.ko.ˈheːn/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
el-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-hoo-VA el-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN OH el-a-KHAD mi-bah-NAAV ha-ko-ha-NEEM
- sentence
a-DAM ki-yih-YEH beh-or-beh-sa-ROH SE-et oh-sa-PA-khat OH ba-HE-ret ve-ha-YA beh-or-beh-sa-ROH le-NE-ga tsa-RA-at ve-hoo-VA el-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN OH el-a-KHAD mi-bah-NAAV ha-ko-ha-NEEM
Exegesis
The prepositional clause ʾel-ʾāhārōn hakōhēn {אֶל-אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן | ʾel-ʾā-hā-rōn ha-kō-hēn} specifies the priestly authority.
Root and etymology
כ־ה־ן
“priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:2
When a person has on the skin of his flesh a swelling , or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his flesh a mark for leprosy , then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 13:2, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (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.13.2.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.2.W14.S1) and character.