Leviticus 14:19:2Lev.14.19.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵן֙
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /hak.ko.ˈheːn/
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
veh-a-SAA ha-ko-HEN
- clause
veh-a-SAA ha-ko-HEN ET-ha-khat-TAAT veh-ki-PER al-ha-mit-ta-HER mih-toom-ah-TO
- sentence
veh-a-SAA ha-ko-HEN ET-ha-khat-TAAT veh-ki-PER al-ha-mit-ta-HER mih-toom-ah-TO veh-a-KHAR yish-KHAT ET-ha-oh-LAH
Exegesis
The verse uses the vav-consecutive ve’asah {וְעָשָׂה | wə-ʿā-sāh} ‘and he shall do/make’ to introduce the priest’s action, with ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hēn} ‘the priest’ as subject.
Root and etymology
Rootk-h-n
“priest”
In context — Leviticus 14:19
And the priest shall offer the sin offering and shall make atonement for the one being cleansed from his uncleanness. Afterward he shall slaughter the burnt offering.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:19, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵן֙ (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.14.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.19.W2.S1) and character.