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-hayn, koh-hayn, koin] / ˈkoʊ ən, kɔˈhɛn, koʊˈheɪn, ˈkoʊ heɪn, kɔɪn /

Or Kohen

noun

• Cohanim,
  plural
• Cohens
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Cohanim
  plural
• Cohens
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Cohen

From the Hebrew word kōhēn priest

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Cohen Cohanim Cohens

In addition, the Dodgers announced they promoted Royce Cohen to executive vice president and chief business officer, after he most recently served as senior vice president of business strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

“These products have been used for years by consumers,” said Jeff Cohen, co-founder of the American Peptide Association, this summer.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

One of the best understood is humanin, first identified by Cohen and fellow researchers in 2003.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

In his profile of the scientist, Ben Cohen asked if that feels possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Cohens nod politely at me, and then Mrs. Cohen suggests to her husband that Mina and I might like some privacy.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

The organization is a top donor to Ateret Cohanim.

From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2023

The Mukhayriq Initiative’s managing director, Ellie Cohanim, said Friday that Quraishi became “the target of a political agenda for doing nothing more than his job as a journalist.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2022

Theophilos also brought a court case seeking to retrieve two properties in the Old City’s Christian Quarter sold more than a decade ago by his predecessor Irenaios I to right-wing Jewish group Ateret Cohanim.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2017

President Philippe Cohanim said Caruso’s contribution would help the building’s occupants cope with increased noise and dust while Caruso’s project was being built.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2016

The hierophant was compelled to avoid contact with the dead in the same manner as the Cohanim of the Jewish faith, and with certain animals reputed to be unclean.

From The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites by Dudley Wright

Voicemails seeking comment were left with the Cohens and their attorney.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

The Cohens, Glenn Lowry declared, are “incredible philanthropists” whose “longtime generosity to the museum exemplifies their deep commitment to sharing the art of our time with the widest possible audience.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2019

As Cohen’s lawyers noted in their court filing, the dossier contained mistakes, including several transactions by other Michael Cohens.

From Washington Post ● May 14, 2018

The O.C., a fantastic teen soap, distinguished itself with the Cohens, the do-gooder family who took in a kid from Chino.

From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2017

I barely know the Cohens; I'm not even sure how much they were told about what I've been doing or why.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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