Numbers 27:21:3Num.27.21.W3TAB
הַכֹּהֵן֙
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hak.oˈheːn/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ya-a-MOD ve-sha-AL LO be-mish-PAT ha-u-RIM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ya-a-MOD ve-sha-AL LO be-mish-PAT ha-u-RIM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-PIU ye-tse-U ve-al-PIU ya-vo-U HU ve-KOL-be-NEI-yis-ra-EL it-TO ve-KOL-ha-e-DA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase wə-lipnê ʾel-ʿā-zār ha-kô-hên {וְלִפְנֵ֨י אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ | wə-lipnê ʾel-ʿā-zār ha-kô-hên} ‘and before Eleazar the priest’ foregrounds priestly mediation.
Root and etymology
Rootkhn
“priest”
In context — Numbers 27:21
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD ; at his command they shall go out, and at his command they shall come in—he and all the sons of Israel with him, and all the congregation .
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 27:21, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵן֙ (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.27.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.21.W3.S1) and character.