Kohen Gadol

English

Etymology

From Hebrew כהן גדול.

Noun

Kohen Gadol (plural Kohanim Gedolim)

1. (Judaism) The high priest.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer:

     This utterance was originally a response by the people when they heard the Tetragrammaton from the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) on Yom Kippur and every day on Birkat Kohanim.