Leviticus 13:33:6Lev.13.33.W6TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֧ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hakkoˈheːn/
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-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
veh-his-GIR ha-ko-HEN et-hah-NEH-tek
- clause
veh-his-GIR ha-ko-HEN et-hah-NEH-tek shiv-AT ya-MIM she-NEET
- sentence
veh-hit-gal-LAKH veh-et-hah-NEH-tek LO ye-gal-LEH-akh veh-his-GIR ha-ko-HEN et-hah-NEH-tek shiv-AT ya-MIM she-NEET
Exegesis
A subject shift is indicated by the Hiphil perfect vehissəgīr {וְהִסְגִּ֨יר | wəhissəgīr} ‘and he shall confine’ followed by the definite noun hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֧ן | hak-kōhên} ‘the priest,’ assigning quarantine responsibility.
Root and etymology
כ־ה־ן
“to serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:33
And he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the diseased area ; and the priest shall confine the diseased area for seven days a second time.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:33:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 13:33, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֧ן (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.13.33.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.33.W6.S1) and character.