כֹּהֵן
ko.henNoun (Masculine)H3548
priest
From: active participle of H3547 (כָּהַן);
Short Definition
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Full Lexicon Entry
- priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (*כָּהֵן *"priest" H3549)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology H:N-M
DescriptionH:N-M
Occurrences
616 timesAppears 616 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Leviticus
145
2 Chronicles
72
Numbers
61
Jeremiah
38
Joshua
34
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 13:2
- 2 Chronicles 35:18
- Genesis 46:20
- Leviticus 1:15
- Leviticus 5:8
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