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
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-his-gi-ROH ha-koh-HEN
- clause
veh-his-gi-ROH ha-koh-HEN shiv-AT ya-MEEM
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.