Leviticus 4:3:2Lev.4.3.W2TAB

הַכֹּהֵ֧ן

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

Result
הַ + כֹּ + הֵ֧ן
ha + ko + hen
hakohen

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ko-HEN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh

  3. clause

    IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh ye-khe-TAA le-ash-MAT ha-AM

  4. sentence

    IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh ye-khe-TAA le-ash-MAT ha-AM ve-hik-RIV AL kha-ta-TOH a-SHER kha-TAA PAR ben-ba-KAR ta-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH le-kha-TAAT

Exegesis

The noun phrase ha-kohen ha-mashiach {הַכֹּהֵ֧ן הַמָּשִׁ֛יחַ | ha-kôhên ham-māšîaḥ} functions as the subject.

Root and etymology

k-h-nKaf, Heh, Nun

priestly service

In contextLeviticus 4:3

If the anointed priest sins causing guilt on the people, then he must bring for his own sin, which he has sinned, a young bull, without blemish, to the LORD , as a sin offering.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 4:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 4:3, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֧ן (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.4.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.4.3.W2.S1) and character.