Leviticus 14:40:2Lev.14.40.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

Result
הַ + כֹּ + הֵ֔ן
ha + ko + hen
hakohen

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ko-HEN

  2. clause

    veh-tsi-VA ha-ko-HEN veh-khil-TSU et-ha-ah-va-NEEM a-SHER ba-HEN ha-NA-ga

  3. sentence

    veh-tsi-VA ha-ko-HEN veh-khil-TSU et-ha-ah-va-NEEM a-SHER ba-HEN ha-NA-ga veh-hish-LI-khoo et-HEN el-mi-KHUTS la-IR el-ma-KOM ta-ME

Exegesis

The subject is marked by the noun hakkohen {הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | ha-kōhēn} ‘the priest’ with definite article.

Root and etymology

k-h-nkaf-het-nun

priestly official

In contextLeviticus 14:40

And the priest shall command, and they shall tear out the stones which have the infection , and they shall cast them outside the city to an unclean place.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 14:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:40, 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.14.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.40.W2.S1) and character.