כֹּהֵן

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

active participle of H3547 (כָּהַן);

KJV Usage

chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.priest, principal officer or chief ruler
• 2.priest-king (melchizedek, messiah)
• 3.pagan priests
• 4.priests of jehovah
• 5.levitical priests
• 6.zadokite priests
• 7.aaronic priests
• 8.the high priest

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kôhên; Pronunciation: ko-hane'