Leviticus 13:22:5Lev.13.22.W5TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן
hakohhen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-koh-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ha.koˈheːn/
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-koh-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
veh-tim-MEH ha-koh-HEN
- clause
veh-tim-MEH ha-koh-HEN oh-TOH NE-ga HEE
- sentence
veh-im-pa-SOH tif-SEH bah-OR veh-tim-MEH ha-koh-HEN oh-TOH NE-ga HEE
Exegesis
The Piel perfect vetimme {וְטִמֵּ֧א | wə-ṯim-mēʾ} assigns authority to ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | ha-kō-hēn} to pronounce ritual status, with oto {אֹת֖וֹ | ʾō-tô} as direct object.
Root and etymology
כ־ה־ן
“priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:22
And if it spreads in the skin, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is a plague .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 13:22, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (hakohhen) 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.13.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.22.W5.S1) and character.