Leviticus 14:20:2Lev.14.20.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן
hakohhen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-koh-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /ha.kohˈheːn/
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-koh-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
veh-heh-eh-LAH ha-koh-HEN
- clause
veh-heh-eh-LAH ha-koh-HEN eht-hah-oh-LAH veh-eht-hah-min-KHAAH ha-miz-BEH-khah
- sentence
veh-heh-eh-LAH ha-koh-HEN eht-hah-oh-LAH veh-eht-hah-min-KHAAH ha-miz-BEH-khah veh-ki-PER a-LAV ha-koh-HEN veh-ta-HER
Exegesis
The repeated hakohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hên} functions as the subject in both clauses, emphasizing the priest’s mediating role.
Root and etymology
k-h-nKaph-Hēth-Nun
“to serve”
In context — Leviticus 14:20
And the priest shall offer up the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar, and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:20, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (hakohhen) 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.14.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.20.W2.S1) and character.