Leviticus 15:14:17Lev.15.14.W17TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
elhakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- el-hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hakkoˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-ko-HEN
- clause
oo-VA lif-NEY Ye-ho-VAH el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED oo-neh-tah-NAM el-ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
oo-vah-YOM ha-shmee-NEE yik-KAKH-LO SHTEE to-REEM OH SHNEE beh-NEY yo-NAH oo-VA lif-NEY Ye-ho-VAH el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED oo-neh-tah-NAM el-ha-ko-HEN
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–heh–nun
“priest, officiant”
In context — Leviticus 15:14
And on the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and he shall come before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting and give them to the priest .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:14:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Leviticus 15:14, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (elhakohen) 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.15.14.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.14.W17.S1) and character.