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Strong's #3548: kohen (pronounced ko-hane')

active participle of 3547; literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman):--chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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kôhên

1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler

1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)

1b) pagan priests

1c) priests of Jehovah

1d) Levitical priests

1e) Zadokite priests

1f) Aaronic priests

1g) the high priest

Part of Speech: noun masculine

Relation: active participle of H3547



Usage:

This word is used 750 times:

Nehemiah 3:28: "From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against"
Nehemiah 5:12: "sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise."
Nehemiah 7:39: " The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred"
Nehemiah 7:63: "And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children"
Nehemiah 7:65: "of the most holy things, till up a priest with Urim and Thummim."
Nehemiah 7:70: "basins, five hundred and thirty priests' garments."
Nehemiah 7:72: "of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments."
Nehemiah 7:73: " So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims,"
Nehemiah 8:2: "And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation"
Nehemiah 8:9: "which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites"
Nehemiah 8:13: "of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe,"
Nehemiah 9:32: "hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people,"
Nehemiah 9:34: "Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law,"
Nehemiah 9:38: "covenant, and write it; and our princes, and priests, seal"
Nehemiah 10:8: "Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests."
Nehemiah 10:28: "And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims,"
Nehemiah 10:34: "And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering,"
Nehemiah 10:36: "to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:"
Nehemiah 10:37: "manner of trees, and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God;"
Nehemiah 10:38: " And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites"
Nehemiah 10:39: "where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not"
Nehemiah 11:3: "in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's"
Nehemiah 11:10: "Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin."
Nehemiah 11:20: "And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah,"
Nehemiah 12:1: "Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel"
Nehemiah 12:7: "Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests in the days of Jeshua."
Nehemiah 12:12: "And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah,"
Nehemiah 12:22: "were recorded of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian."
Nehemiah 12:26: "of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe."
Nehemiah 12:30: " And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates,"
Nehemiah 12:35: "And certain of the priests' sons And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son"
Nehemiah 12:41: " And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah,"
Nehemiah 12:44: "of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced"
Nehemiah 12:44: "Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited."
Nehemiah 13:4: "And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house"
Nehemiah 13:5: "to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests."
Nehemiah 13:13: "over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, the Levites,"
Nehemiah 13:28: "of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law the Horonite:"
Nehemiah 13:30: "I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, in his business;"
Job 12:19: "He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty."
Psalms 78:64: " Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation."
Psalms 99:6: "Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called"
Psalms 110:4: "and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever the order of Melchizedek."
Psalms 132:9: " Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy."
Psalms 132:16: "I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy."
Isaiah 8:2: "to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah of Jeberechiah."
Isaiah 24:2: "And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress;"
Isaiah 28:7: "through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up"
Isaiah 37:2: "and Shebna and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah"
Isaiah 61:6: "But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God:"









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