Leviticus 13:9:7Lev.13.9.W7TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
elhakohhen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-koh-HEN
- Extended
- ehl-ha-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ha.koˈheːn/
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-koh-HEN
- clause
veh-hoo-VAA el-ha-koh-HEN
- sentence
NE-ga tsa-RA-at KI tih-YEH be-a-DAM veh-hoo-VAA el-ha-koh-HEN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el–ha-kohen {אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן | ʾel–ha·kō·hēn} specifies the functionary responsible for examination. This protasis–apodosis structure is characteristic of priestly legislation within the Priestly Code, emphasizing both the conditional nature of impurity and the communal responsibility for ritual purity.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-heh-nun
“to minister, serve”
In context — Leviticus 13:9
When there is a plague of leprosy in a person, then he shall be brought to the priest .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 13:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (elhakohhen) 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.13.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.9.W7.S1) and character.