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Lexicon :: Strong's H3547 - kāhan

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כָּהַן
Transliteration
kāhan
Pronunciation
kaw-han'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services
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TWOT Reference: 959

Strong’s Definitions

כָּהַן kâhan, kaw-han'; a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services; but used only as denominative from H3548; to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia:—deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H3547 in the following manner: priest's office (20x), decketh (1x), office of a priest (1x), priest (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H3547 in the following manner: priest's office (20x), decketh (1x), office of a priest (1x), priest (1x).

  1. to act as a priest, minister in a priest's office

    1. (Piel)

      1. to minister as a priest, serve as a priest

      2. to be or become a priest

      3. to play the priest

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּהַן kâhan, kaw-han'; a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services; but used only as denominative from H3548; to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia:—deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).
STRONGS H3547: Abbreviations
† II. [כָּהַן] verb only
Pi. denominative act as priest; — Perfect כִּהֵן Exodus 40:13; 1 Chronicles 5:36 [1 Chronicles 6:10]; 3rd person masculine plural כִּהֲנוּ Exodus 28:41; Exodus 40:15; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְכַהֵן Numbers 3:4 + 2 times; plural יְכַהֲנוּ 1 Chronicles 24:2; Infinitive construct כַּהֵן Exodus 29:1 + 11 times; suffix כַּהֲנוֺ Exodus 28:1, 3, 4. —
1. minister as a priest, absolute Exodus 31:10; Exodus 35:19; Exodus 39:41; Leviticus 16:32; Numbers 3:3, 4 (all P); לִי כ׳ minister to me (י׳) Exodus 28:1, 3, 4, 41; Exodus 29:1, 44; Exodus 30:30; Exodus 40:13, 15 (all P), Ezekiel 44:13; Hosea 4:6; ליהוה כ׳ Leviticus 7:35 (P), 1 Chronicles 5:36 [1 Chronicles 6:10]; 1 Chronicles 24:2; 2 Chronicles 11:14 (always of Aaron and his sons, except Ezekiel 44:13; 2 Chronicles 11:14, where Levites are forbidden to minister; and Hosea 4:6 of Israel, whose national priesthood is taken away).
2. be or become priest Deuteronomy 10:6 (E ?).
3. play the priest: פְּאֵר יְכַהֵן כֶּחָתָן Isaiah 61:10 as a bridegroom (that) priests it with his turban, decks himself with a splendid turban such as the priests wore.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

28:1; 28:1; 28:3; 28:3; 28:4; 28:4; 28:41; 28:41; 29:1; 29:1; 29:44; 30:30; 31:10; 35:19; 39:41; 40:13; 40:13; 40:15; 40:15

Leviticus

7:35; 16:32

Numbers

3:3; 3:4; 3:4

Deuteronomy

10:6

1 Chronicles

6:10; 6:10; 24:2; 24:2

2 Chronicles

11:14; 11:14

Isaiah

61:10

Ezekiel

44:13; 44:13

Hosea

4:6; 4:6

H3547

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Strong's Number H3547 matches the Hebrew כָּהַן (kāhan),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:1 - وَافْرِزْ لِي هَرُونَ أَخَاكَ وَأَوْلادَهُ: نَادَابَ وَأَبِيهُوَ وَأَلِعَازَارَ وَإِيثَامَارَ، مِنْ بَيْنِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِيَكُونُوا لِي كَهَنَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:3 - وَخَاطِبْ كُلَّ ذِي مَهَارَةٍ مِمَّنْ وَهَبْتُهُمْ رُوحَ الْبَرَاعَةِ فِي الْحِيَاكَةِ لِيَصْنَعُوا ثِيَابَ هَرُونَ لِتَقْدِيسِهِ، فَيَكُونَ كَاهِناً لِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:4 - وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الثِّيَابُ الَّتِي يَتَوَجَّبُ عَلَيْهِمْ صِنَاعَتُهَا: صُدْرَةٌ وَرِدَاءٌ وَجُبَّةٌ وَقَمِيصٌ مُخَرَّمٌ وَعِمَامَةٌ وَحِزَامٌ، يَصْنَعُونَهَا ثِيَاباً مُقَدَّسَةً لِهَرُونَ وَأَوْلادِهِ، لِيَكُونُوا كَهَنَةً لِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:41 - وَتُلْبِسُهَا هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ. ثُمَّ امْسَحْهُمْ بِزَيْتِ الزَّيْتُونِ، وَكَرِّسْهُمْ لِلْخِدْمَةِ الَّتِي يَقُومُونَ بِها، وَتُقَدِّسُهُمْ لِيَكُونُوا كَهَنَةً لِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:1 - وَهَذَا مَا تَقُومُ بِهِ لِتَكْرِيسِ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ لِيَكُونُوا كَهَنَةً لِي: خُذْ عِجْلاً وَكَبْشَيْنِ خَالِيَيْنِ مِنْ أَيِّ عَيْبٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:44

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:44 - فَأُقَدِّسُ خَيْمَةَ الاجْتِمَاعِ وَالْمَذْبَحَ، كَمَا أُقَدِّسُ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ أَيْضاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:30 - وَتَمْسَحُ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ أَيْضاً وَتُقَدِّسُهُمْ لِيَكُونُوا كَهَنَةً لِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:10 - وَكَذَلِكَ الثِّيَابِ الْمَنْسُوجَةِ، ثِيَابِ هَرُونَ الْكَاهِنِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ وَثِيَابِ بَنِيهِ الْقَائِمِينَ عَلَى خِدْمَةِ الْكِهَانَةِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:19 - وَثِيَابَ هَرُونَ الْكَاهِنِ، وَثِيَابَ بَنِيهِ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ، وَالثِّيَابَ الْمَنْسُوجَةَ لِلْخِدْمَةِ فِي الْمَقْدِسِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:41 - وَالثِّيَابِ الْمَنْسُوجَةِ الَّتِي تُرْتَدَى فِي أَثْنَاءِ الْخِدْمَةِ فِي الْمَقْدِسِ وَثِيَابِ هَرُونَ الْكَاهِنِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ، وَثِيَابِ بَنِيهِ الْكَهَنَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:13 - وَتُلْبِسُ هَرُونَ ثِيَابَهُ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ، وَتَمْسَحُهُ وَتُكَرِّسُهُ كَاهِناً لِخِدْمَتِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15 - وَتَمْسَحُهُمْ كَمَا مَسَحْتَ أَبَاهُمْ، فَيَكُونُونَ كَهَنَةً لِي. فَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ الْمَسْحَةُ مَسْحَةَ كَهَنُوتٍ لَهُمْ جِيلاً بَعْدَ جِيلٍ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:35 - هَذَا هُوَ نَصِيبُ هَرُونَ وَنَصِيبُ أَبْنَائِهِ مِنْ مُحْرَقَاتِ الرَّبِّ، يَوْمَ تَكْرِيسِهِمْ لِيَكُونُوا كَهَنَةً لِلرَّبِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:32 - وَيَقُومُ الْكَاهِنُ الْمَمْسُوحُ وَالْمُكَرَّسُ الَّذِي يَخْلِفُ وَالِدَهُ عَلَى رَئَاسَةِ الْكَهَنَةِ بِفَرَائِضِ التَّكْفِيرِ وَهُوَ لابِسٌ ثِيَابَ الْكَتَّانِ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:3 - الَّذِينَ كَانُوا كَهَنَةً مَمْسُوحِينَ تَكَرَّسُوا لِلْكَهَنُوتِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:4 - إِلّا أَنَّ نَادَابَ وَأَبِيهُو مَاتَا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الرَّبِّ عِنْدَمَا قَرَّبَا نَاراً غَرِيبَةً أَمَامَهُ فِي صَحْرَاءِ سِينَاءَ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمَا بَنُون. وَأَمَّا أَلِعَازَارُ وَإِيثَامَارُ فَقَدْ قَامَا بِخِدْمَةِ الْكَهَنُوتِ تَحْتَ رِعَايَةِ أَبِيهِمَا هَرُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:6 - ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ مِنْ جِوَارِ آبَارِ بَنِي يَعْقَانَ إِلَى مُوسِيرَ، حَيْثُ مَاتَ هرُونُ وَدُفِنَ هُنَاكَ. فَتَوَلَّى أَلِعَازَارُ ابْنُهُ رَئَاسَةَ الْكَهَنُوتِ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:10 - الَّذِي أَنْجَبَ عَزَرْيَا. وَقَدْ أَصْبَحَ عَزَرْيَا رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ الَّذِي بَنَاهُ سُلَيْمَانُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:2 - وَمَاتَ نَادَابُ وَأَبِيهُو قَبْلَ وَفَاةِ أَبِيهِمَا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُعْقِبَا أَبْنَاءً، فَصَارَ أَلِعَازَارُ وَإِيثَامَارُ كَاهِنَيْنِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:14 - بَعْدَ أَنْ هَجَرُوا مَرَاعِيَهُمْ وَأَمْلاكَهُمْ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ لأَنَّ يَرُبْعَامَ وَأَبْنَاءَهُ مَنَعُوهُمْ مِنَ الْقِيَامِ بِخِدْمَةِ عِبَادَةِ الرَّبِّ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - إِنَّنِي أَبْتَهِجُ حَقّاً بِالرَّبِّ وَتَفْرَحُ نَفْسِي بِإِلَهِي، لأَنَّهُ كَسَانِي ثِيَابَ الْخَلاصِ وَسَرْبَلَنِي بِرِدَاءِ الْبِرِّ، مِثْلَ عَرِيسٍ يُزَيِّنُ رَأْسَهُ بِتَاجٍ، وَكَعَرُوسٍ تَتَجَمَّلُ بِحُلِيِّهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:13 - فَلا يَقْتَرِبُونَ مِنِّي لِيَكُونُوا لِي كَهَنَةً، وَلا يَدْنُونَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَقْدَاسِي وَمِنْ قُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ، بَلْ يَحْمِلُونَ عِقَابَ خِزْيِهِمْ وَرَجَاسَتِهِمِ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبُوهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6 - قَدْ هَلَكَ شَعْبِي لافْتِقَارِهِ إِلَى الْمَعْرِفَةِ، وَلأَنَّكَ رَفَضْتَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ فَأَنَا أَرْفُضُكَ فَلا تَكُونُ لِي كَاهِناً، أَنْتَ تَجَاهَلْتَ شَرِيعَتِي لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أَنْسَى أَبْنَاءَكَ.
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