Leviticus 14:48:3Lev.14.48.W3TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-ko-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-im-BOH ya-VOH ha-ko-HEN veh-rah-AA veh-hi-NEH loh-FA-sah ha-NE-ga ba-BA-yit a-kha-REI ih-TOH-akh et-ha-BA-yit
- sentence
veh-im-BOH ya-VOH ha-ko-HEN veh-rah-AA veh-hi-NEH loh-FA-sah ha-NE-ga ba-BA-yit a-kha-REI ih-TOH-akh et-ha-BA-yit veh-ti-HAR ha-ko-HEN et-ha-BA-yit ki nir-PA ha-NA-ga
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf-het-nun
“to serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 14:48
And if the priest enters and observes that the affliction has not spread in the house after it has been plastered, then he shall pronounce the house clean because the affliction has been healed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:48:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 14:48, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (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.14.48.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.48.W3.S1) and character.