Leviticus 13:36:2Lev.13.36.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
hahkohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- hah-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
hah-ko-HEN
- clause
veh-rah-A-hoo hah-ko-HEN veh-hin-NEH pah-SA hah-NE-tek bah-OR
- sentence
veh-rah-A-hoo hah-ko-HEN veh-hin-NEH pah-SA hah-NE-tek bah-OR loh-yeh-vak-KER hah-ko-HEN lah-seh-AR hah-tsa-HOV tah-ME HOO
Exegesis
The noun phrase hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | ha-kō-hên} functions as subject, followed by the interjection vehinne {וְהִנֵּ֛ה | wə-hinnêh} ‘and behold’ which signals conditional focus.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-heh-nun
“to serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:36
The priest shall examine him, and if, behold, the patch has spread in the skin, the priest shall not inspect the yellow hair; he is unclean .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 13:36, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hahkohen) 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.13.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.36.W2.S1) and character.