Leviticus 14:4:2Lev.14.4.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hakkoˈheːn/
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
- clause
veh-tsi-VA ha-ko-HEN veh-lah-KAKH la-mi-ta-HER shtee-tsip-po-RIM khai-YOT te-ho-ROT
- sentence
veh-tsi-VA ha-ko-HEN veh-lah-KAKH la-mi-ta-HER shtee-tsip-po-RIM khai-YOT te-ho-ROT veh-ETS EH-rez oo-she-NEE to-LA-at veh-EH-ZOV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Piel form vetsivvah {וְצִוָּה֙ | wə-ṣiv-vāh} ‘and he shall command’, introducing a procedural directive by the definite noun hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hā-qō-hên} ‘the priest’.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-heh-nun
“priestly function”
In context — Leviticus 14:4
Then the priest shall command that two living clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet thread, and hyssop be taken for the one being cleansed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:4, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (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.14.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.4.W2.S1) and character.