Numbers 19:3:4Num.19.3.W4TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֑ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hakkoˈheːn/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- clause
u-ne-ta-TEM o-TAH el-el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
u-ne-ta-TEM o-TAH el-el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-ho-tsi o-TAH el-mi-KHUTS la-ma-ha-NEH ve-sha-KHAT o-TAH le-fa-NAV
Root and etymology
kaf–heh–nunkaf–heh–nun
“to serve as priest”
In context — Numbers 19:3
And you shall give her to Eleazar the priest , and he shall bring her outside the camp, and he shall slaughter her before him .
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 19:3, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (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 Num.19.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.3.W4.S1) and character.