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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 - “Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:3 - “So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:4 - “And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod,[fn] a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:41 - “So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:1 - “And this is what you shall do to them to hallow them for ministering to Me as priests: Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:44

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:44 - “So I will consecrate the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. I will also consecrate both Aaron and his sons to minister to Me as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:30 - “And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to Me as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:10 - “the garments of ministry,[fn] the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:19 - ‘the garments of ministry,[fn] for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:41 - and the garments of ministry,[fn] to minister in the holy place: the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:13 - “You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15 - “You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:35 - This is the consecrated portion for Aaron and his sons, from the offerings made by fire to the LORD, on the day when Moses presented them to minister to the LORD as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:32 - “And the priest, who is anointed and consecrated to minister as priest in his father’s place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:3 - These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:4 - Nadab and Abihu had died before the LORD when they offered profane fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:6 - (Now the children of Israel journeyed from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died, and where he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:10 - Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem);

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:2 - And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:14 - For the Levites left their common-lands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - I will greatly rejoice in the LORD,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:13 - “And they shall not come near Me to minister to Me as priest, nor come near any of My holy things, nor into the Most Holy Place; but they shall bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6 - My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
Because you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
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