Leviticus 15:29:12Lev.15.29.W12TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
elhakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- el-hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ʔel.hak.ko.ˈheːn/
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
veh-he-vee-AAH o-TAM el-ha-ko-HEN el-PEH-takh OH-hel moh-ED
- sentence
oo-bah-YOHM hash-mee-NEE tih-KAKH-LAH SHTEY to-REEM O SHNEY beh-NEY yo-NA veh-he-vee-AAH o-TAM el-ha-ko-HEN el-PEH-takh OH-hel moh-ED
Exegesis
The dual prepositional phrases ’el-ha-kō-hēn ’el-pe-taḥ {אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֶל־פֶּתַח | ’el-ha-kō-hēn ’el-pe-taḥ} specify movement first to the priest and then to the cultic location, reflecting ritual sequence.
Root and etymology
k-h-n
“priest, minister”
In context — Leviticus 15:29
And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:29:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 15:29, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (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.15.29.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.29.W12.S1) and character.