cohen

See also: Cohen

English

Alternative forms

• kohen, kohein

Etymology

From Hebrew כוהן \ כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”).

Noun

cohen (plural cohens or cohanim)

1. A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical high priest Aaron, brother of Moses.

   Is anyone here a cohen or a levi?

Translations

a descendant of Aaron

• Esperanto: koheno
• Hebrew: כוהן m (kohén)
• Spanish: cohen (es) m
• Yiddish: כּהן m (koyen)

See also

• levi

Anagrams

• Cheon, Enoch, chone, enoch