Leviticus 21:9:3Lev.21.9.W3TAB
כֹּהֵ֔ן
kohen
“priest”
- Transliteration
- ko-HEN
- Extended
- koh-HEN
- IPA
- /koˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
ISH ko-HEN
- clause
u-VAT ISH ko-HEN KI te-KHEL liz-NOT
- sentence
u-VAT ISH ko-HEN KI te-KHEL liz-NOT et-a-VI-ha HI me-kha-LE-let ba-ESH tis-sa-REF
Exegesis
Hebrew syntax foregrounds the subject phrase uvat ish kohen {וּבַת אִישׁ כֹּהֵן | wə-baṯ ʾîš kō-hēn} ‘a priest’s daughter’ with an introductory vav.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf-het-nun
“to minister, serve”
In context — Leviticus 21:9
And the daughter of any priest, if she begins to prostitute , she profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 21:9, so the Hebrew word כֹּהֵ֔ן (kohen) 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.21.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.9.W3.S1) and character.