Hebrew · Strong's H3548 · Noun (masculine)
כֹּהֵן
ko·hen
priest
750times used
653verses
29books
How it's translated
- the priest300
- the priests153
- and the priests27
- priests16
- the priest of14
- a priest14
- to the priests12
- to the priest9
Definition
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
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Leviticus153
- 2 Chronicles72
- Numbers63
- Nehemiah42
- Jeremiah38
- 2 Kings35
- Joshua34
- 1 Kings28
- 1 Samuel26
- Ezra25
…and 19 more books.
Every verse
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