כוהן

Hebrew

Root
כ־ה־ן (k-h-n)
4 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Aramaic כהנא (kāhnā), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎅𐎐 (khn), Phoenician 𐤊𐤄𐤍 (khn), Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ (kāhnā), Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin), Ge'ez ካህን (kahn), Mandaic ࡊࡀࡄࡍࡀ (kahna)

Pronunciation

Noun

כּוֹהֵן / כֹּהֵן • (kohénm (plural indefinite כּוֹהֲנִים / כֹּהֲנִים, singular construct כּוֹהֵן־ / כֹּהֵן־, plural construct כּוֹהֲנֵי־ / כֹּהֲנֵי־, feminine counterpart כּוֹהֶנֶת / כֹּהֶנֶת) [pattern: קֹטֵל]

  1. A Jewish priest, a cohen or kohen: a patrilineal descendant of the Biblical Aaron.
  2. (by extension) The first aliyah, traditionally reserved for a cohen if one is present.

Declension

Declension of כּוֹהֵן
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite כּוֹהֵן first כּוֹהֲנִי כּוֹהֲנֵנוּ
definite הַכּוֹהֵן second כּוֹהַנְךָ כּוֹהֲנֵךְ כּוֹהַנְכֶם כּוֹהַנְכֶן
construct כּוֹהֵן־ third כּוֹהֲנוֹ כּוֹהֲנָהּ כּוֹהֲנָם כּוֹהֲנָן
plural indefinite כּוֹהֲנִים first כוהניי / כּוֹהֲנַי כּוֹהֲנֵינוּ
definite הַכּוֹהֲנִים second כּוֹהֲנֶיךָ כוהנייך / כּוֹהֲנַיִךְ כּוֹהֲנֵיכֶם כּוֹהֲנֵיכֶן
construct כּוֹהֲנֵי־ third כּוֹהֲנָיו כּוֹהֲנֶיהָ כּוֹהֲנֵיהֶם כּוֹהֲנֵיהֶן

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: kohen, cohen

References

Proper noun

כּוֹהֵן • (kohen)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation, Cohen

Descendants