Leviticus 23:11:9Lev.23.11.W9TAB
הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hak.koˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
ha-ko-HEN
- clause
mim-ma-kho-RAT ha-sha-BAT yeh-NEE-FEH-noo ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
ve-he-NIF et-ha-O-mer lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH lir-tso-ne-KHEM mim-ma-kho-RAT ha-sha-BAT yeh-NEE-FEH-noo ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The verb ye-nip̄én-nû {יְנִיפֶנּוּ | ye-nip̄én-nû} ‘he shall wave it’ in the Hiphil imperfect reiterates the action, clarifying the agent as hak·kō-hēn {הַכֹּהֵן | hak·kō-hēn} ‘the priest’. This sequence of vav-consecutive, purpose infinitive, temporal construct chain, and repeated verb underpins a step-by-step liturgical prescription. In translation, the vav-consecutive is rendered as a modal future, the infinitive purpose clause as an intended outcome, and the Hebrew construct chain as “on the day after the Sabbath.”
Root and etymology
RootKaf–He–Nun
“priest”
In context — Leviticus 23:11
And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD for your acceptance : on the day after the Sabbath, the priest shall wave it.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 23:11, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (hakohen) 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.23.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.11.W9.S1) and character.