Leviticus 14:26:3Lev.14.26.W3TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֑ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- 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
ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
yih-TSOK ha-ko-HEN
- clause
oo-min-hah-SHEH-men yih-TSOK ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
oo-min-hah-SHEH-men yih-TSOK ha-ko-HEN al-KAF ha-ko-HEN hah-seh-mah-LEET
Exegesis
The repetition of hakohen {הַכֹּהֵן | hak-kō-hên} ‘the priest’ reinforces the officiant’s identity.
The preposition al {עַל | ʿăl} ‘upon’ governs the spatial relationship, and the construct chain kaf hakohen hasemalit {כַּף הַכֹּהֵן הַשְׂמָאלִית | kaph hak-kō-hên ha-sᵊ-ma-ʼlît} ‘palm of the priest, the left’ specifies the exact anatomical location. This Hebrew structure uses repetition and construct phrases to emphasize both the agent and precise location, which in English is rendered by reordering for clarity and expressing possession as “the priest’s left palm.”
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-heth-nun
“to serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 14:26
And from the oil, the priest shall pour it upon the palm of the priest’s left hand.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 14:26, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (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.14.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.26.W3.S1) and character.