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
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
- phraseyour reading level
IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh
- clause
IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh ye-khe-TAA le-ash-MAT ha-AM
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.