Midvash

כֹּהֵןkôhên

כֹּהֵן: priest

Pronunciation: ko-hane' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3548

Meanings

1. priest-king (Genesis 14:18; Psalms 110:4; Zechariah 6:13)

2. of other religions than ׳ י 's: Potiphera אֹן ׳ כ Gen 41:45; Gen 41:50 (E), Gen 46:20 (P); Egyptian כהנים Gen 47:22 (twice in verse); Gen 47:26 (J); דָגוֺן ׳ כ 1Sam 5:5 Philistine כהנים וקסמים 1Sam 6:2 כֹּהֲנָיו his priests: e.g. of Baal 2Kgs 10:19 = of Ahab 2Kgs 10:11 of Chemosh Jer 48:7 of Malcam Jer 49:3 Mattan was הבעל ׳ כ 2Kgs 11:18 = 2Chr 23:17 הכמרים עם הכהנים Zeph 1:4 Josiah burned the bones of the priests of the Baalim and Asherim 2Chr 34:5. (Genesis 41:45; Genesis 41:50; Genesis 46:20)

3. priests, of special orders in Israel

b. priests of, the (1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 12:32; 1 Kings 13:2)

4. priests, in Israel (Joshua 3:13; Joshua 3:14; Joshua 3:15)

5. Levitical priests (Deuteronomy 17:9; Deuteronomy 17:18; Deuteronomy 18:1)

6. Zadokite priests (Ezekiel 40:46; Ezekiel 43:19; Ezekiel 44:15)

7. Aaronic priests. (Leviticus 21:9; Leviticus 22:10; Leviticus 22:11)

8. to designate the priest who was at the head of priestly affairs, the high priest (2 Kings 12:11; 2 Kings 22:4; 2 Kings 22:8)

כהן: priest (Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:16; Ezra 6:18)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 750 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine.
  • Genesis 41:45 Then Pharaoh gave Joseph a new Egyptian name, Zaphenath-paneah. He also gave him a wife, whose name was Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. So Joseph took charge of the entire land of Egypt.
  • Genesis 41:50 During this time, before the first of the famine years, two sons were born to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.
  • Genesis 46:20 Joseph’s sons, born in the land of Egypt, were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.
  • Genesis 47:22 The only land he did not buy was the land belonging to the priests. They received an allotment of food directly from Pharaoh, so they didn’t need to sell their land.
  • Genesis 47:26 Joseph then issued a decree still in effect in the land of Egypt, that Pharaoh should receive one-fifth of all the crops grown on his land. Only the land belonging to the priests was not given to Pharaoh.
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