כוהן
Hebrew
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כ־ה־ן (k-h-n) |
Alternative forms
edit- כהן (kohen)
Etymology
editCompare Aramaic כהנא (kāhănā), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎅𐎐 (khn), Phoenician 𐤊𐤄𐤍 (khn), Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ (kāhənā), Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin), Ge'ez ካህን (kahn), Mandaic ࡊࡀࡄࡍࡀ (kahna)
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /koˈ(h)en/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /kojˈhen/, /ˈkoj.(h)en/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /koˈ(h)en/, [kuˈ(h)en]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /køˈhen/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /koˈhen/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /koːˈheːn/
Noun
editכּוֹהֵן / כֹּהֵן • (kohén) m (plural indefinite כּוֹהֲנִים / כֹּהֲנִים, singular construct כּוֹהֵן־ / כֹּהֵן־, plural construct כּוֹהֲנֵי־ / כֹּהֲנֵי־, feminine counterpart כּוֹהֶנֶת / כֹּהֶנֶת)
- A Jewish priest, a cohen or kohen: a patrilineal descendant of the Biblical Aaron.
- (by extension) The first aliyah, traditionally reserved for a cohen if one is present.
Derived terms
edit- כּוֹהֵן גָּדוֹל / כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל (kohén gadól)
Descendants
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editProper noun
editכּוֹהֵן • (kohen)