Leviticus 21:10:1Lev.21.10.W1TAB
וְהַכֹּהֵן֩
vehakohen
“and the priest”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- veh-ha-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /vəhakkoˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL meh-eh-KHAV
- clause
ve-ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL meh-eh-KHAV a-SHER-yoo-TSAK al-RO-sho SHE-men ham-mish-KHA oo-mil-LE et-yah-DO lil-BOSH et-hab-be-ga-DIM
- sentence
ve-ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL meh-eh-KHAV a-SHER-yoo-TSAK al-RO-sho SHE-men ham-mish-KHA oo-mil-LE et-yah-DO lil-BOSH et-hab-be-ga-DIM et-ro-SHO LO yif-RA oo-ve-ga-DAV LO yif-ROM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction-prefixed noun keohen {כֹּהֵן | kô·hên}, linking this injunction to prior legislation.
Root and etymology
כ־ה־ן
“priest, to serve”
In context — Leviticus 21:10
The high priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been consecrated to put on the priestly garments, must not let his hair go unkempt nor tear his garments.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 21:10, so the Hebrew word וְהַכֹּהֵן֩ (vehakohen) 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.21.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.10.W1.S1) and character.