Leviticus 13:26:14Lev.13.26.W14TAB

הַכֹּהֵ֖ן

hakohhen

priest

Transliteration
ha-koh-HEN
Extended
hah-koh-HEN
IPA
/hakkoˈheːn/

Meaning by language

English
priest

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Result
הַ + כֹּ + הֵ֖ן
ha + koh + hen
hakohhen

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-koh-HEN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    veh-his-gi-ROH ha-koh-HEN

  3. clause

    veh-his-gi-ROH ha-koh-HEN shiv-AT ya-MEEM

  4. sentence

    veh-IM yir-eh-NAAH ha-koh-HEN veh-hin-NEH EYN-ba-be-HER-et seh-AAR lah-VAAN oo-sheh-fah-LAH eh-nen-NAAH min-ha-OR veh-HI khe-HAAH veh-his-gi-ROH ha-koh-HEN shiv-AT ya-MEEM

Exegesis

The subject ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hên} “the priest” performs the visual verb yir’enna {יִרְאֶנָּה | yir-ʾên-nā}, evaluating the feminine noun ba-beheret {בַּבֶּהֶרֶת | ba-be-he-ret} “lesion.”

Root and etymology

k-h-nkaf-het-nun

to minister

In contextLeviticus 13:26

And if the priest looks at it and, behold, there is no white hair in the spot and it is not lower than the skin but is faint, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 13:26:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 13:26, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֖ן (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.13.26.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.26.W14.S1) and character.