Leviticus 14:15:2Lev.14.15.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hakoˈheːn/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lah-KAKH ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-lah-KAKH ha-ko-HEN mih-LOG ha-SHA-men
- sentence
ve-lah-KAKH ha-ko-HEN mih-LOG ha-SHA-men ve-ya-TSAK ahl-KAF ha-ko-HEN ha-seh-mah-LEET
Exegesis
The subject hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | ha-kō-ḥēn} precedes each verb to underscore the priest’s agency.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf-ḥet-nun
“serve in cult”
In context — Leviticus 14:15
And the priest shall take some oil from the log and pour it upon the palm of the priest’s left hand.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:15, 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.14.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.15.W2.S1) and character.