Leviticus 13:50:2Lev.13.50.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hak.koˈheːn/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-RAA ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-RAA ha-ko-HEN et-ha-NA-ga
- sentence
ve-RAA ha-ko-HEN et-ha-NA-ga ve-his-GIR et-ha-NE-ga shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The noun phrase ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hên} functions as subject, immediately followed by the object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} and the noun ha-naga' {הַנָּגַע | ha-nā-ḡaʿ}, marking the priest’s focus on the lesion.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf-het-nun
“to serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:50
The priest will examine the infection , and he will confine the infection for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:50:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 13:50, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֖ן (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.13.50.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.50.W2.S1) and character.