Kohen

[ koh-uhn; Sephardic Hebrew kaw-hen; Ashkenazic Hebrew koh-heyn, koh-heyn, koin ]

noun

, plural Ko·ha·nim [kaw-hah-, neem, koh-hah-, nim, koh-, hah, -nim], English Ko·hens.

1. Cohen.

Kohen

/ kɒˈhɛn; kɔɪn /

noun

1. Judaism a member of the priestly family of the Tribe of Levi, descended from Aaron, who has certain ritual privileges in the synagogue service

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kohen¹

from Hebrew, literally: priest

Example Sentences

“All he would have had to do was a quick search online,” observes Kohen.

From The Daily Beast

As Kohen points out to The Daily Beast, Dawkins never actually apologizes for what he said.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, as Kohen points out in a blog post, the numbers suggest the opposite.

From The Daily Beast

I urge my colleagues to pick up the siddur and heed its words as disciples of Aaron the kohen.

From The Daily Beast

Dr. Ari Kohen, a professor at the University of Nebraska agrees with this sentiment.

From The Daily Beast

Kohen-Zedek then endeavored to deprive the Exilarchate of its little remnant of power.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile matters took a favorable turn for the banished Exilarch, by which he was able to frustrate the plans of Kohen-Zedek.

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Kohen-Zedek signed without objection; Saadiah, however, would not countenance the injustice.

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The Kohen seemed to pass most of his time in making new contrivances for my happiness.

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I made rapid progress, and while she was absent I sought out others, especially the Kohen, with whom to practice.

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