Kôhên — H3548

H3548 · Hebrew — כהן

Pronunciation: ko-hane'

Definition

masculine noun

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

  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

Usually translated as

priest, own, chief ruler, principal officer, prince

Origin

active participle of H3547

Occurrences

Kôhên occurs 749 times in 652 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (6), Exodus (10), Leviticus (153), Numbers (63), Deuteronomy (13), Joshua (34), Judges (13), 1 Samuel (26), 2 Samuel (8), 1 Kings (28), 2 Kings (35), 1 Chronicles (17), 2 Chronicles (72), Ezra (25), Nehemiah (42), Job (1), Psalms (5), Isaiah (6), Jeremiah (38), Lamentations (6), Ezekiel (23), Hosea (4), Joel (3), Amos (1), Micah (1), Zephaniah (2), Haggai (8), Zechariah (6), Malachi (3)

Strong's Lexicon — K