Strong's Hebrew · H3548

כֹּהֵן

kôhên · ko-hane'

Definitionliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Derivationactive participle of H3547 (כָּהַן);
KJV usagechief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Occurrences750 in the KJV · 653 verses

כֹּהֵן in Scripture

Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. Genesis 41:45 And Pharaoh called Joseph' s name Zaphnath -paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti -pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. Genesis 41:50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti -pherah priest of On bore unto him. Genesis 46:20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti -pherah priest of On bore unto him. Genesis 47:22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. Genesis 47:26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part ; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh' s. Exodus 2:16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water , and filled the troughs to water their father' s flock. Exodus 3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father -in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. Exodus 18:1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father -in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt; Exodus 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. Exodus 19:22 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them. Exodus 19:24 And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.
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