Leviticus 14:28:2Lev.14.28.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֜ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hak.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
ve-na-TAN ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-na-TAN ha-ko-HEN min-ha-SHE-men a-SHER al-kap-PO al-te-NUKH O-zen ha-mi-ta-HER ha-ye-ma-NIT ve-al-BO-hen ya-DO ha-ye-ma-NIT ve-al-BO-hen rag-LO ha-ye-ma-NIT
- sentence
ve-na-TAN ha-ko-HEN min-ha-SHE-men a-SHER al-kap-PO al-te-NUKH O-zen ha-mi-ta-HER ha-ye-ma-NIT ve-al-BO-hen ya-DO ha-ye-ma-NIT ve-al-BO-hen rag-LO ha-ye-ma-NIT al-me-KOM DAM ha-a-SHAM
Exegesis
The agent is specified by the subject hakohen {הַכֹּהֵן | hak-kō-hēn} ‘the priest.’
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaph-heh-nun
“to serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 14:28
And the priest shall put from the oil that is in his palm upon the lobe of the right ear of the one being cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the big toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the guilt offering .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:28, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (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.14.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.28.W2.S1) and character.