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• a variation of Cohen.

Kohen

American  

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

noun

• Kohanim,
  plural
• Kohens
  plural

1. Cohen.

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Kohen British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Kohanim
  plural
• Kohens
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Kohen

from Hebrew, literally: priest

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Example Sentences

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Kohen Kohens

After what I've seen today, I'm having a difficult time understanding the word, 'justified,' said LaSandra Williams, Kohen Wiley's grandmother.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

More than a year after Viktoriia's filming, her mother Olena rang Oleh, who seems to go by Alex Kohen online, to find out.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025

The Legislature has seen its share of drama in years past, but much of it came before livestreaming was available, said Ari Kohen, a professor of political theory and philosophy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2023

Kohen Granier was 15-of-27 passing for 106 yards with an interception for Nicholls.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2022

Hila raised her hands as if she were a Kohen about to give the priestly blessing, her fingers tight around the ring and splayed in the familiar V shape.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Poets also celebrate street-sweepers, scavengers, lamp-lighters, laborers, and above all, paupers, and pass by as unworthy of notice the authors, Meleks, and Kohens of the land.

From A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by James De Mille

Through his assistance many Athons and Kohens and Meleks had become artisans laborers, and even paupers; but all were bound by him to the strictest secrecy.

From A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by James De Mille

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