כוהן
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| כ־ה־ן (k-h-n) |
Alternative forms
- כהן (kohen)
Etymology
Compare Aramaic כהנא (kāhănā), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎅𐎐 (khn), Phoenician 𐤊𐤄𐤍 (khn), Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ (kāhənā), Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin), Ge'ez ካህን (kahən), Mandaic ࡊࡀࡄࡍࡀ (kahna)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koˈ(h)en/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kojˈhen/, /ˈkoj.(h)en/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Sephardi Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koˈ(h)en/, [kuˈ(h)en]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Yemenite Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /køːˈheːn/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koˈheːn/
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
Proper noun
כוהן • (kohen)
- Lua error in Module:names at line 633: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template Cohen.