Kâhan — H3547

H3547 · Hebrew — כהן

Pronunciation: kaw-han'

Definition

verb

to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia

  1. to act as a priest, minister in a priest's office
    1. (Piel)
      1. to minister as a priest, serve as a priest
      2. to be or become a priest
      3. to play the priest

Usually translated as

priest, deck, be

Origin

a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services; but used only as denominative from H3548

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Kâhan occurs 23 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (12), Leviticus (2), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (1)

Strong's Lexicon — K