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
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
- clause
veh-ti-ha-RO ha-ko-HEN
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.