Leviticus 13:49:17Lev.13.49.W17TAB
אֶת־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
ethakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- eet-hah-ko-HEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hakkoˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-ha-re-AH et-ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ha-NE-ga yeh-rak-RAK OH a-dam-DAM ba-BE-ged OH va-OR oh-vash-TEE oh-va-E-REV OH be-KHOL-ke-LEE-OR NE-ga tsa-ra-AT HU ve-ha-re-AH et-ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The Hifil vehareah {וְהָרְאָה | wə-hā-rə-ʾāh} ‘and he shall show’ introduces the ritual requirement with et hakohen {אֶת־הַכֹּהֵן | ʾet ha-kō-ˈhên} ‘to the priest’. The series of vav-consecutive verbs organizes the progression from condition to command.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf he nun
“to serve”
In context — Leviticus 13:49
And if the affected spot is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the leather, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any leather article, it is a spot of leprosy , and it shall be shown to the priest .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:49:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Leviticus 13:49, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (ethakohen) 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.13.49.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.49.W17.S1) and character.