Cohen

¹

[koh-uhn]

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.

Cohen

²

Or Ko·hen

[koh-uhn, kaw-hen, koh-heyn, koh-heyn, koin]

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.

Cohen

¹

/ 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

Cohen

²

/ kɒˈhɛn, kɔɪn /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Kohen

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cohen¹

From the Hebrew word kōhēn priest

Example Sentences

But Iannucci turned his attentions to political satires like The Thick of It, while Baynham was "poached by Sacha Baron Cohen" for Borat, Coogan recalls.

From BBC

A few months after the merger was finalized, Ben Cohen, co-founder of the brand, expressed concern over the brand’s potential loss of its mission at the hands of Unilever.

From Salon

Unilever had backed out of creating the $5 million fund, a decision that upset Cohen.

From Salon

Jeff Cohen is co-founder of RootsAction.org, a retired journalism professor at Ithaca College and author of “Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media.”

From Salon

Tuesday’s virtual rally, which was emceed by progressive influencer Brian Tyler Cohen, was a cross between an old-school money-raising telethon and new media streaming session.

From Los Angeles Times