Kohen Gadol

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English

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Etymology

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From Hebrew כהן גדול.

Noun

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Kohen Gadol (plural Kohanim Gedolim)

  1. (Judaism) The high priest.
    • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer:
      This utterance was originally a response by the people when they heard the Tetragrammaton from the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) on Yom Kippur and every day on Birkat Kohanim.
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