Strong's H3548

כֹּהֵן

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

Derivation

active participle of H3547 (כָּהַן);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, כֹּהֵן is translated as: chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.