Leviticus 22:12:1Lev.22.12.W1TAB
וּבַת־כֹּהֵ֔ן
oovatkohen
“and a priest's daughter”
- Transliteration
- oo-vat-ko-HEN
- Extended
- oo-vaht-koh-HEHN
- IPA
- /u.vat.ko.ˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a priest's daughter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
oo-vat-ko-HEN
- clause
oo-vat-ko-HEN KEE tih-YEH leh-EESH ZAR
- sentence
oo-vat-ko-HEN KEE tih-YEH leh-EESH ZAR HEE bit-eh-roo-MAT ha-ko-da-SHIM LO to-KHEL
Exegesis
The verse opens with uvat kohen {וּבַת־כֹּהֵן | ū-vat kō-hēn} ‘and a daughter of a priest,’ establishing a construct chain that marks her familial status.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkhet-he-nun
“to serve as priest”
In context — Leviticus 22:12
And if a daughter of a priest becomes the wife of a layman , she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 22:12, so the Hebrew word וּבַת־כֹּהֵ֔ן (oovatkohen) 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.22.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.12.W1.S1) and character.