כוהן

Hebrew

Root
כ־ה־ן‎

Alternative forms

כהן‎ (kohen)

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎋𐎅𐎐 (khn), Phoenician 𐤊𐤄𐤍‎ (khn), Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ‎ (kāhənā), Arabic كَاهِن‎ (kāhin), Ge'ez ካህን (kahən), Mandaic ࡊࡀࡄࡍࡀ‎ (kahna)

Noun

כּוֹהֵן \ כֹּהֵן‎ • (kohén) m (plural indefinite כּוֹהֲנים \ כֹּהֲנִים‎, singular construct כּוֹהֵן־ \ כֹּהֵן־, plural construct כּוֹהֲנֵי־ \ כֹּהֲנֵי‎־‎, feminine counterpart כּוֹהֶנֶת \ כֹּהֶנֶת‎)

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

Descendants

English: kohen, cohen

Proper noun

כוהן • (kohen)

An occupational surname, Cohen.

Descendants

English: Cahn, Coen, Cohen, Cohn, Kahn, Kagan, Kogan, Kohen, Kohn

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