Leviticus 13:37:12Lev.13.37.W12TAB

הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

hakohen

the priest

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

Meaning by language

English
the priest

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Result
הַ + כֹּ + הֵֽן׃
ha + ko + hen
hakohen

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-ko-HEN

  2. clause

    veh-ti-ha-RO ha-ko-HEN

  3. sentence

    veh-im-beh-EE-NAIV ah-MAD ha-NE-tek veh-se-AR sha-KHOR tsa-makh-BO nir-PAA ha-NE-tek ta-HOR HU veh-ti-ha-RO ha-ko-HEN

Exegesis

Finally, vetiharo {וְטִהֲר֖וֹ | wə-ti-hǎ-rô} ‘and shall pronounce him clean’ assigns kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hên} ‘priest’ the authority for ceremonial declaration. This structure follows observation → diagnostic sign → verdict → ritual pronouncement.

Root and etymology

RootKaf, Heh, Nun

priest

In contextLeviticus 13:37

But if, in his sight, the infection remains and black hair has grown in it, then the affliction has been healed; it is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 13:37:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 13:37, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (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.13.37.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.37.W12.S1) and character.