Leviticus 5:12:4Lev.5.12.W4TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ha.koˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priest
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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
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
כ־ה־ן
“priest”
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 5:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 5:12, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (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.5.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.5.12.W4.S1) and character.