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
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-khil-TSU et-ha-ah-va-NEEM a-SHER ba-HEN ha-NA-ga
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.