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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:

1 Samuel 2:13: " And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered"
1 Samuel 2:13: "man offered the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething,"
1 Samuel 2:14: "that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh"
1 Samuel 2:15: "they burnt the fat, the priest's servant and said to the man"
1 Samuel 2:15: "Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh"
1 Samuel 2:28: "him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon"
1 Samuel 2:35: "And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind:"
1 Samuel 5:5: "Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's"
1 Samuel 6:2: "And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do"
1 Samuel 14:3: "of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people"
1 Samuel 14:19: "Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise was in the host of the Philistines"
1 Samuel 14:19: "and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand."
1 Samuel 14:36: "seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God."
1 Samuel 21:1: "to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech at the meeting of David,"
1 Samuel 21:2: "And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business,"
1 Samuel 21:4: " And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common"
1 Samuel 21:5: "And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women"
1 Samuel 21:6: " So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread"
1 Samuel 21:9: " And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest"
1 Samuel 22:11: "to call Ahimelech the priest, the son and all his father's"
1 Samuel 22:11: "and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all"
1 Samuel 22:17: "about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also"
1 Samuel 22:17: "their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD."
1 Samuel 22:18: "Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. the Edomite turned, and he"
1 Samuel 22:18: "turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore"
1 Samuel 22:19: "And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men"
1 Samuel 22:21: "had slain priests."
1 Samuel 23:9: "to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod."
1 Samuel 30:7: "said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, bring me hither"
2 Samuel 8:17: "and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; was the scribe;"
2 Samuel 8:18: "and David's sons chief rulers."
2 Samuel 15:27: "said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? into the city"
2 Samuel 15:35: "with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, thing soever"
2 Samuel 15:35: "out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests."
2 Samuel 17:15: "Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, and thus did Ahithophel counsel"
2 Samuel 19:11: "Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders"
2 Samuel 20:25: "was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:"
2 Samuel 20:26: "also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David."
1 Kings 1:7: "of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped"
1 Kings 1:8: "But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet,"
1 Kings 1:19: "of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon"
1 Kings 1:25: "and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before"
1 Kings 1:26: "But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,"
1 Kings 1:32: "said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan and Benaiah the son"
1 Kings 1:34: "And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king"
1 Kings 1:38: "So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,"
1 Kings 1:39: "And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of"
1 Kings 1:42: "Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest and Adonijah said unto him, Come in;"
1 Kings 1:44: "with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan and Benaiah the son"
1 Kings 1:45: "And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon:"









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