Leviticus 22:10:5Lev.22.10.W5TAB
כֹּהֵ֛ן
kohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ko-HEN
- Extended
- koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /koˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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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Word in context
- word
ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
to-SHAV ko-HEN
- clause
to-SHAV ko-HEN veh-sa-KHIR loh-YO-khal KO-desh
- sentence
veh-kol-ZAR loh-YO-khal KO-desh to-SHAV ko-HEN veh-sa-KHIR loh-YO-khal KO-desh
Exegesis
In the parallel clause, tôšāḇ-kōhēn {תּוֹשַׁ֥ב כֹּהֵ֛ן | tô-šā-ḇ kō-hê-n} ‘sojourner of a priest’ in construct denotes a resident alien under priestly care, coordinated with wə-sā-ḵîr {וְשָׂכִ֖יר | wə-sā-ḵîr} ‘and hired laborer’. The repetition of lō-yō-ʾăkhal and kodesh reinforces the absolute nature of the ban. Hebrew parallelism contrasts cultic status and proximity, while English merges repeated elements for clarity but retains structural balance.
Root and etymology
k-h-n
“priest, minister”
In context — Leviticus 22:10
And no outsider may eat of the holy thing ; neither a sojourner of a priest nor a hired laborer may eat it.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 22:10, so the Hebrew word כֹּהֵ֛ן (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.22.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.10.W5.S1) and character.