Cohen

¹ American  

[koh-uhn] / ˈkoʊ ən /

noun

1. Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.

2. Octavus Roy 1891–1959, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

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Cohen ² American  

[koh-uhn, kaw-hen, koh-heyn, koh-heyn, koin] / ˈkoʊ ən, kɔˈhɛn, koʊˈheɪn, ˈkoʊ heɪn, kɔɪn /

Or Kohen

noun

plural

Cohanim,

plural

Cohens

1. a member of the Jewish priestly class, descended from Aaron, having sacrificial, ministerial, and other sacred functions from Aaronic times to about the 1st century a.d. and now having essentially honorific religious duties and prerogatives.

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Cohen ¹ British  

/ ˈkəʊən /

noun

1. Leonard. born 1934, Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet; recordings include Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968), Songs of Love and Hate (1971), I'm Your Man (1988), and Ten New Songs (2001)

2. Stanley. born 1922, US biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1986

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Cohen ² British  

/ kɒˈhɛn, kɔɪn /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Kohen

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Etymology

Origin of Cohen

From the Hebrew word kōhēn priest

Example Sentences

“Tokenization has the potential to unlock the benefits of an always-on financial ecosystem—enhancing how investors access markets, how issuers engage with shareholders,” said Nasdaq President Tal Cohen.

From Barron's

Tal Cohen, president of Nasdaq, told The Wall Street Journal that the exchange’s September proposal focused on how tokenization would work at the market level for the benefit of the investors, including modernizing post-trade infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Most of tokenization has happened without the issuers in mind. Our effort is focused on the issuer,” said Cohen.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the long run, AI-powered drones likely represent the future of warfare, said Eliot Cohen, a scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scott Cohen had the idea for his news-aggregation app, Fishwrap, for years.

From The Wall Street Journal