Numbers 18:1:16Num.18.1.W16TAB
כְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃
kehunatkhem
“your priesthood”
- Transliteration
- ke-hu-NAT-khem
- Extended
- keh-hu-NAAT-KHEM
- IPA
- /kəhuˈnatxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your priesthood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-hu-NAT-khem
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-VON ke-hu-NAT-khem
- clause
ve-a-TA u-va-NE-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ke-hu-NAT-khem
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON a-TA u-va-NE-kha u-VEIT-a-VI-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ha-mik-DASH ve-a-TA u-va-NE-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ke-hu-NAT-khem
Exegesis
Each accusative phrase—et-ʿāwōn hammīqdāš {אֶת־עֺוֺן הַמִּקְדָּשׁ | ʾet-ʿāwōn hammīqdāš} ‘the iniquity of the sanctuary’ and et-ʿāwōn kəhunnat-ḵem {אֶת־עֺוֺן כְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם | ʾet-ʿāwōn kəhunnat-ḵem} ‘the iniquity of your priesthood’—features the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet}, reflecting the Hebrew double accusative construction. The parallel structure delineates two spheres of Aaronic accountability and underscores the gravity of sacred and priestly obligations.
In context — Numbers 18:1
And the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house with you will bear the guilt of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you will bear the guilt of your priesthood.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 18:1, so the Hebrew word כְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃ (kehunatkhem) 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 Num.18.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.1.W16.S1) and character.