Quick Definition
priest
Strong's Definition
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Derivation: active participle of H3547 (כָּהַן);
KJV Usage: chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.
TWOT Reference: 959a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler
1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)
1b) pagan priests
1c) priests of Jehovah
1d) Levitical priests
1e) Zadokite priests
1f) Aaronic priests
1g) the high priest
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler
1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)
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)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
BDB Definition:
1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler
1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)
1b) pagan priests
1c) priests of Jehovah
1d) Levitical priests
1e) Zadokite priests
1f) Aaronic priests
1g) the high priest
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: active participle of H3547
Same Word by TWOT Number: 959a
Total KJV Occurrences: 753
Bible Occurrences (653)
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