Nehemiah 13:29:8Neh.13.29.W8TAB

הַכְּהֻנָּ֖ה

hakehuna

“the priesthood”

Transliteration: ha-ke-hu-NA
Extended: hah-keh-huh-NAA
IPA: /hak.kə.huˈnaː/

Meaning by language

English: the priesthood

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Result

הַ + כְּ + הֻ + נָּ֖ה

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ha + ke + hu + na

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hakehuna

Alphabet Analysis

	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Qibbuts	short 'oo' as in food
	Nun	n as in new
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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The word

Word in context

word
ha-ke-hu-NA
phraseyour reading level
u-ve-RIT ha-ke-hu-NA
clause
AL ga-o-LE ha-ke-hu-NA u-ve-RIT ha-ke-hu-NA ve-hal-vi-YIM
sentence
zakh-RA la-HEM e-lo-HAI AL ga-o-LE ha-ke-hu-NA u-ve-RIT ha-ke-hu-NA ve-hal-vi-YIM

Exegesis

The particle al {עַ֚ל | ʿal} introduces the reason clause headed by ga’olei {גָּאֳלֵ֣י | gā-’ō-lêy} ‘defilers,’ which enumerates hakkehunnah {הַכְּהֻנָּ֔ה | ha-ḵə-hûn-nāh} ‘the priesthood,’ berit {בְּרִית | bə-rît} ‘the covenant,’ and halleviyim {הַלְוִיִּֽם | hal-le-vî-yim} ‘the Levites.’ The repeated conjunction vav links these items in a cumulative series that heightens the sense of violation. English preserves this parallel structure and imperative tone to reflect the original emphasis.

Root and etymology

כ־ה־נ

“priesthood”

In context — Nehemiah 13:29

Remember them, O my God , for they have defiled the priesthood, the covenant of the priesthood, and the Levites.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Nehemiah 13:29, so the Hebrew word הַכְּהֻנָּ֖ה (hakehuna) 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 Neh.13.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.29.W8.S1) and character.

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