Leviticus 13:7:11Lev.13.7.W11TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
elhakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- ehl-hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-ko-HEN
- clause
veh-nir-AA she-NIT el-ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
veh-IM-pa-SOH tif-SHEH ha-mis-PA-khat ba-OR a-kha-REI eh-rah-oh-TOH el-ha-ko-HEN le-ta-ho-ra-TO veh-nir-AA she-NIT el-ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive Nifal perfect venirah {וְנִרְאָה | wə-nir-ʾâh} “and he shall appear” requires a repeated action, further specified by the adverb shenit {שֵׁנִ֖ית | šē-nîṯ} “a second time,” and concluded by el hakohen {אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן | ʾel ha-kō-hên} “to the priest.” Rendering this in English preserves the intensifying nuance of the infinitive absolute and the purposive temporality of the Hifil infinitive in the formal reconstruction, while the dynamic version clarifies sequence and maintains both medical and ritual precision.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaph-he-nun
“to minister, serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 13:7
But if the rash spreads in the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, then he must appear again to the priest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 13:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (elhakohen) 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.13.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.7.W11.S1) and character.