Leviticus 22:11:1Lev.22.11.W1TAB
וְכֹהֵ֗ן
vekohen
“and priest”
- Transliteration
- ve-ko-HEN
- Extended
- veh-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /vəkoˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and priest
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-ko-HEN ki-yik-NEH NE-fesh kin-YAN kas-PO HOO yo-KHAL BO
- sentence
ve-ko-HEN ki-yik-NEH NE-fesh kin-YAN kas-PO HOO yo-KHAL BO vi-LEED bei-TO HEM yo-kh-LOO veh-lakh-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with vekohen {וְכֹהֵן | wə-ḵō-hên} as the subject of the conditional clause introduced by ki {כִּי | kî}.
Root and etymology
כ־ה־ן
“serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 22:11
But if a priest acquires a person as property with his money, he may eat of it; and those born in his house may also eat of his bread .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 22:11, so the Hebrew word וְכֹהֵ֗ן (vekohen) 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.22.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.11.W1.S1) and character.