π€Šπ€„π€

Phoenician

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic πŽ‹πŽ…πŽ (khn) Hebrew Χ›ΦΉΦΌΧ”Φ΅ΧŸβ€Ž (kōhΔ“n), Aramaic Χ›ΦΈΦΌΧ”Φ²Χ ΦΈΧβ€Ž (kāhnā), Arabic ΩƒΩŽΨ§Ω‡ΩΩ†β€Ž (kāhin).

Noun

π€Šπ€„π€ (khn)

  1. priest
    • 5th century BCE, sarcophagus inscription of Tabnit of Sidon:
      β€π€€π€π€Š 𐀕𐀁𐀍𐀕 π€Šπ€„π€ 𐀏𐀔𐀕𐀓𐀕 π€Œπ€‹π€Š π€‘π€ƒπ€π€Œ 𐀁𐀍
      π€€π€”π€Œπ€π€π€†π€“ π€Šπ€„π€ 𐀏𐀔𐀕𐀓𐀕 π€Œπ€‹π€Š π€‘π€ƒπ€π€Œ π€”π€Šπ€ 𐀁𐀀𐀓𐀍 𐀆      β€Ž
      ΚΎnk tbnt khn ΚΏΕ‘trt mlk αΉ£dnm bn
      ΚΎΕ‘mnΚΏzr khn ΚΏΕ‘trt mlk αΉ£dnm Ε‘kb bΚΎrn z
      I, Tabnit, priest of Astarte, king of Sidon, the son
      of Eshmunazar, priest of Astarte, king of Sidon, am lying in this sarcophagus.
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