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H3548 - כֹּהֵן - kôhên - ko-hane' - Chief ruler

Original: כֹּהֵן

Transliteration: kôhên

Phonetic: ko-hane'

Short Definition: Chief ruler

Original: כּהן

Transliteration: kôhên

Phonetic: ko-hane'

BDB Definition:

  1. priest, principal officer or chief ruler
    1. priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)
    2. pagan priests
    3. priests of Jehovah
    4. Levitical priests
    5. Zadokite priests
    6. Aaronic priests
    7. the high priest

Origin: active participle of H3547

TWOT entry: 959a

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

Cognate: H3547, H3550, H3552, H3553

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