Leviticus 2:8:8Lev.2.8.W8TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
elhakkohhen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- el-hak-koh-HEN
- Extended
- EHL-hak-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ʔel.hak.koˈheːn/
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-hak-koh-HEN
- clause
veh-hik-ree-VAAH el-hak-koh-HEN veh-hig-GEE-SHAAH el-ham-miz-BEH-akh
- sentence
veh-heh-veh-TAA et-ham-min-KHAA a-SHER yeh-ah-SEH MEH-eh-leh la-ye-ho-VAAH veh-hik-ree-VAAH el-hak-koh-HEN veh-hig-GEE-SHAAH el-ham-miz-BEH-akh
Root and etymology
Rootkaph–heh–nun
“priest”
In context — Leviticus 2:8
You shall bring to the LORD the grain offering made from these things; and you shall bring it to the priest, and he shall present it and bring it near to the altar.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 2:8:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 2:8, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (elhakkohhen) 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.2.8.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.2.8.W8.S1) and character.