H3548

כהן

כהן
kahan

Masculine noun · Active participle of כהן (H3547)

Active participle of H3547; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman):—chief ruler, × own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Outline

  1. priest, principal officer or chief ruler
    1. priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)
    2. pagan priests
    3. priests of Jehovah
    4. Levitical priests
    5. Zadokite priests
    6. Aaronic priests
    7. the high priest

Usages (1/14)

Exodus 19:6

Breakdown

In the Kingdom of Israel, the Israelites will be a nation of Kings and Priests, unlike at the beginning when only the Levites were priests.

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