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 14:16הַכֹּהֵן֙…dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.
- Leviticus 14:17הַכֹּהֵן֙ · And the priestAnd the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm 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, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.
- Leviticus 14:18הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵ֖ןThe rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
- Leviticus 14:19הַכֹּהֵן֙ · Then the priestThen the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering
- Leviticus 14:20הַכֹּהֵ֛ן; הַכֹּהֵ֖ן…and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.
- Leviticus 14:23הַכֹּהֵ֑ן · the priestOn the eighth day he is to bring them for his cleansing to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD.
- Leviticus 14:24הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · The priest; הַכֹּהֵ֛ןThe priest shall take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.
- Leviticus 14:25הַכֹּהֵן֙ · the priestAnd after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of 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 14:26הַכֹּהֵ֑ן · Then the priest; הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · hisThen the priest is to pour some of the oil into his left palm
- Leviticus 14:27הַכֹּהֵן֙…and sprinkle with his right forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD.
- Leviticus 14:28הַכֹּהֵ֜ן · The priestThe priest shall also put some of the oil in his palm 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—on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.
- Leviticus 14:29הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · the priestThe rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
- Leviticus 14:31הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · In this way the priest…one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed.
- Leviticus 14:35לַכֹּהֵ֖ן · the priest…the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’
- Leviticus 14:36הַכֹּהֵ֜ן · The priest; הַכֹּהֵן֙ · he; הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · the priestThe priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will become unclean. After this, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.
- Leviticus 14:38הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · the priest…the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.
- Leviticus 14:39הַכֹּהֵ֖ן · the priestOn the seventh day the priest is to return and inspect the house. If the mildew has spread on the walls,
- Leviticus 14:40הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · [he]…he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city.
- Leviticus 14:44הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · the priest…the priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.
- Leviticus 14:48הַכֹּהֵ֗ן · the priest; הַכֹּהֵן֙ · heIf, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone.
- Leviticus 15:14הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ · the priestOn the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.
- Leviticus 15:15הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · The priest; הַכֹּהֵ֛ן · In this way the priestThe priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.
- Leviticus 15:29הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · the priestOn the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 15:30הַכֹּהֵן֙ · The priest; הַכֹּהֵן֙ · In this way the priestThe priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.
- Leviticus 16:32הַכֹּהֵ֜ן · The priestThe priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments
- Leviticus 16:33הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים · the priests…and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly.
- Leviticus 17:5הַכֹּהֵ֑ן · the priestFor this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.
- Leviticus 17:6הַכֹּהֵ֤ן · The priestThe priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 19:22הַכֹּהֵ֜ן · The priestThe priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.
- Leviticus 21:1הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים · the priestsThen the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
- Leviticus 21:9כֹּהֵ֔ן · a priest’sIf a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.
- Leviticus 21:10וְהַכֹּהֵן֩ · The priestThe priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
- Leviticus 21:21הַכֹּהֵ֔ן · the priestNo descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.
- Leviticus 22:10כֹּהֵ֛ן · of a priestNo one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.
- Leviticus 22:11וְכֹהֵ֗ן · a priestBut if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.
- Leviticus 22:12כֹּהֵ֔ן · the priest’sIf the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions.
- Leviticus 22:13כֹּהֵן֩ · a priest’sBut if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.
- Leviticus 22:14לַכֹּהֵ֖ן · to the priestIf anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
- Leviticus 23:10הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ · the priest“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.
- Leviticus 23:11הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ · the priestAnd he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.
- Leviticus 23:20הַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ · The priestThe priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.