Hebrew word study
כֹּהֵן H3548
- Transliteration
- kôhên
- Pronunciation
- ko-hane'
- KJV glosses
- chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Lexical summary
literally one officiating, a priest
also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
literally one officiating, a priest
also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information