Leviticus 16:32:2Lev.16.32.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֜ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEHN
- 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-kip-PER ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-kip-PER ha-ko-HEN a-SHER-yim-SHAKH o-TO va-a-SHER ye-mal-LE et-ya-DO le-ka-HEN TA-khat a-VIV
- sentence
ve-kip-PER ha-ko-HEN a-SHER-yim-SHAKH o-TO va-a-SHER ye-mal-LE et-ya-DO le-ka-HEN TA-khat a-VIV ve-la-VASH eht-big-DEE ha-BAD big-DEE ha-KO-desh
Exegesis
vechipper {וְכִפֶּר | wə-ḵip̄er} ‘and he will make atonement’ functions as a vav-consecutive verb, establishing the central action of the priest (hakohen {הַכֹּהֵן | hak-kō-hēn}).
Root and etymology
כ- ה- ןk-h-n
“minister, officiate”
In context — Leviticus 16:32
And the priest who is anointed and ordained to serve in place of his father shall make atonement, and he shall put on the linen garments .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 16:32, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (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.16.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.32.W2.S1) and character.