Leviticus 23:20:15Lev.23.20.W15TAB
לַכֹּהֵֽן׃
lakohen
“for the priest”
- Transliteration
- la-ko-HEN
- Extended
- lah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /lak.koˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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
- clause
KO-desh yih-YU la-ye-ho-VAH la-ko-HEN
- sentence
ve-he-NIF ha-ko-HEN o-TAM AL LE-khem ha-bi-ku-RIM te-nu-FA lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-SHNEI ke-va-SIM KO-desh yih-YU la-ye-ho-VAH la-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The result clause qodesh {קֹ֛דֶשׁ | qō-ḏēš} ‘holy’ with the imperfect yihyu {יִהְי֥וּ | yi-hyū} ‘they shall be’ and the dual beneficiaries la-YHWH {לַיהוָ֖ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ and la-kohen {לַכֹּהֵֽן | la-kōhēn} ‘to the priest’ emphasizes the offering’s dedication, balancing divine worship with priestly possession.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–het–nun
“priest, officiator”
In context — Leviticus 23:20
And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits, with the two lambs, before the LORD as a wave offering. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 23:20, so the Hebrew word לַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (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.23.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.20.W15.S1) and character.