כֹּהֵן
ko.henpriestHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine750 occurrences29 books653 verses
Definition
active participle of H3547; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Traditional renderings: chief ruler, × own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Traditional renderings: chief ruler, × own, priest, prince, principal officer.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כֹּהֵן:
- ἱερεύςhiereus“priest”98%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
750 total
- Leviticus 13:15הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · When the priestWhen the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.
- Leviticus 13:16הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ · the priestBut if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.
- Leviticus 13:17הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · The priest; הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · the priestThe priest will reexamine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest is to pronounce the infected person clean; then he is clean.
- Leviticus 13:19הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ · the priest…and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest.
- Leviticus 13:20הַכֹּהֵ֗ן · The priest; הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · the priestThe priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.
- Leviticus 13:21הַכֹּהֵ֗ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · the priestBut when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
- Leviticus 13:22הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · the priestIf it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.
- Leviticus 13:23הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ס · and the priestBut if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
- Leviticus 13:25הַכֹּהֵ֡ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · The priest…the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.
- Leviticus 13:26הַכֹּהֵ֗ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · the priestBut if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
- Leviticus 13:27הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵן֙ · the priestOn the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.
- Leviticus 13:28הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · and the priestBut if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest is to pronounce him clean; for it is only the scar from the burn.
- Leviticus 13:30הַכֹּהֵ֜ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵן֙ · the priest…the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.
- Leviticus 13:31הַכֹּהֵ֜ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · the priestBut if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.
- Leviticus 13:32הַכֹּהֵ֣ן · the priestOn the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,
- Leviticus 13:33הַכֹּהֵ֧ן · Then the priest…then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days.
- Leviticus 13:34הַכֹּהֵ֨ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · the priestOn the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.
- Leviticus 13:36הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · the priest…the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.
- Leviticus 13:37הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ס · and the priestIf, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean.
- Leviticus 13:39הַכֹּהֵ֗ן · the priest…the priest shall examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean.
- Leviticus 13:43הַכֹּהֵ֗ן · The priestThe priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease,
- Leviticus 13:44הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · The priest…the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.
- Leviticus 13:49הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ · to the priest…and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.
- Leviticus 13:50הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · And the priestAnd the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days.
- Leviticus 13:53הַכֹּהֵן֒ · the priestBut when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article,
- Leviticus 13:54הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · the priest…the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.
- Leviticus 13:55הַכֹּהֵ֜ן · the priestAfter it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.
- Leviticus 13:56הַכֹּהֵן֒ · the priestIf the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.
- Leviticus 14:2הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ · the priest“This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest.
- Leviticus 14:3הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · The priest; הַכֹּהֵ֔ןThe priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed,
- Leviticus 14:4הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · the priest…the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
- Leviticus 14:5הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · Then the priestThen the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.
- Leviticus 14:11הַכֹּהֵ֣ן · The priestThe priest who performs the cleansing shall present the one to be cleansed, together with these offerings, before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 14:12הַכֹּהֵ֜ן · Then the priestThen the priest is to take one of the male lambs and present it as a guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil; and he must wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.
- Leviticus 14:13לַכֹּהֵ֔ן · belongs to the priestThen he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.
- Leviticus 14:14הַכֹּהֵן֮ · The priest; הַכֹּהֵ֔ןThe priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
- Leviticus 14:15הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · Then the priest; הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · hisThen the priest shall take some of the log of olive oil, pour it into his left palm,