Leviticus 14:5:2Lev.14.5.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
hakohhen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-koh-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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-koh-HEN
- clause
ve-tsi-VAH ha-koh-HEN ve-sha-KHAT et-ha-tsip-OR ha-eh-KHAT
- sentence
ve-tsi-VAH ha-koh-HEN ve-sha-KHAT et-ha-tsip-OR ha-eh-KHAT el-keh-lee-KHE-res al-MA-yim kha-YIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive form vetsivah {וְצִוָּה֙ | wə-ṣî-wāh} ‘and he shall command’ to initiate the ritual procedure, followed by the noun hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | ha-kō-hên} ‘the priest’ as agent.
Root and etymology
כ־ה־נ
“to serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 14:5
Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over an earthenware vessel above living water .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:5, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hakohhen) 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.14.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.5.W2.S1) and character.