Leviticus 5:12:2Lev.5.12.W2TAB
אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֣ן
elhakohen
“to the priest”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- el-hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ha.koˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
el-ha-ko-HEN veh-ka-MATS ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
veh-hee-vee-AH el-ha-ko-HEN veh-ka-MATS ha-ko-HEN mi-me-NAH meh-LO koom-TSO et az-ka-ra-TAH veh-hik-TEER ha-miz-BEH-kha AL ISH-shei Ye-ho-VAH kha-TAAT-hee
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-hakohen {אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן֒ | ʾel-ha-kō-hên} identifies the recipient.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-heh
“to adjure, invoke”
In context — Leviticus 5:12
And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take a handful from it, a full measure of his handful, its memorial portion , and shall burn it on the altar upon the fire-offerings of the LORD . It is a sin offering.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 5:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 5:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֣ן (elhakohen) 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.5.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.5.12.W2.S1) and character.