Leviticus 14:16:2Lev.14.16.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵן֙
hahkohhen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- hah-koh-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /ha.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
hah-koh-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
veh-ta-VAL hah-koh-HEN
- clause
veh-ta-VAL hah-koh-HEN et-ets-BA-o ye-ma-NEET mihn-hah-SHE-men a-SHER al-ka-PO ha-se-ma-LEET
- sentence
veh-ta-VAL hah-koh-HEN et-ets-BA-o ye-ma-NEET mihn-hah-SHE-men a-SHER al-ka-PO ha-se-ma-LEET veh-hiz-ZAH mihn-hah-SHE-men beh-ets-BA-o SHE-va pe-a-MEEM lihf-NEE Yeh-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The subject ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kôhên} ‘the priest’ precedes the accusative marker et {אֶת | ʾet} and construct phrase etsba’o ha-yemanit {אֶצְבָּעוֹ הַיְמָנִית | ʾeṣbə-’āw ha-yə-mā-nîṯ} ‘his right finger’, specifying the instrument.
Root and etymology
כ־ה־ןk-h-n
“priest”
In context — Leviticus 14:16
Then the priest will dip his right finger into the oil on his left palm, and with his finger he will sprinkle the oil seven times before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:16, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵן֙ (hahkohhen) 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.14.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.16.W2.S1) and character.