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H3548 כֹּהֵן (kôhên) ko-hane'
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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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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