Leviticus 22:14:9Lev.22.14.W9TAB
לַכֹּהֵ֖ן
lakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- la-KO-hen
- Extended
- lah-KOH-hen
- IPA
- /la.ˈkoː.heːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-KO-hen
- phraseyour reading level
veh-na-TAN la-KO-hen
- clause
veh-ya-SAF kha-MEE-shee-TO a-LAV veh-na-TAN la-KO-hen et-ha-KO-desh
- sentence
veh-EESH kee-YO-KHAL KO-desh bish-ge-GAH veh-ya-SAF kha-MEE-shee-TO a-LAV veh-na-TAN la-KO-hen et-ha-KO-desh
Exegesis
Following this, wə-nāṯan {وְנָתַן | wə-nāṯan} ‘and he shall give’ governs lā-kōhên {לַכֹּהֵן | la-kōhên} ‘to the priest,’ with ʾet-hā-qōdeš {אֶת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ | ʾet-hā-qōdeš} ‘the sacred thing’ specifying what is restored. The sequence of waw-consecutive perfect forms structures a legal stipulation and underscores the requirement of precise restitution to maintain ritual purity.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-heh-nun
“priest, mediator”
In context — Leviticus 22:14
And if any man eats a sacred thing unintentionally, then he shall add a fifth part to it and give the sacred thing to the priest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 22:14, so the Hebrew word לַכֹּהֵ֖ן (lakohen) 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.22.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.14.W9.S1) and character.