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Lexicon :: Strong's H3550 - kᵊhunnâ

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כְּהֻנָּה
Transliteration
kᵊhunnâ
Pronunciation
keh-hoon-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 959b

Strong’s Definitions

כְּהֻנָּה kᵉhunnâh, keh-hoon-naw'; from H3547; priesthood:—priesthood, priest's office.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H3550 in the following manner: priesthood (9x), priest's office (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H3550 in the following manner: priesthood (9x), priest's office (5x).
  1. priesthood

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כְּהֻנָּה kᵉhunnâh, keh-hoon-naw'; from H3547; priesthood:—priesthood, priest's office.
STRONGS H3550: Abbreviations
כְּהֻנָּה noun feminine priesthood; — absolute כ׳ Exodus 29:9 5 times; construct כְּהֻנַּת Numbers 25:13 2 times; suffix כְּהֻנַּתְכֶם Numbers 18:1,7 (twice in verse); כְּהֻנָּתָם Numbers 3:10; plural כְּהֻנּוֺת 1 Samuel 2:36. — כהנת יהוה priesthood of י׳, the portion of the Levites Joshua 18:7 (D); plural priest's offices 1 Samuel 2:36; elsewhere Exodus 29:9; Exodus 40:15; Numbers 3:10; Numbers 16:10; Numbers 18:1,7 (twice in verse); Numbers 25:13 (all P), Ezra 2:62 = Nehemiah 7:64; Nehemiah 13:29 (twice in verse).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

29:9; 29:9; 40:15

Numbers

3:10; 3:10; 16:10; 18:1; 18:1; 18:7; 18:7; 25:13; 25:13

Joshua

18:7

1 Samuel

2:36; 2:36

Ezra

2:62

Nehemiah

7:64; 13:29

H3550

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3550 matches the Hebrew כְּהֻנָּה (kᵊhunnâ),
which occurs 14 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:9 -

“Tie the sashes on Aaron and his sons and fasten headbands on them. The priesthood is to be theirs by a permanent statute. This is the way you will ordain Aaron and[fn] his sons.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15 -

“Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve me as priests. Their anointing will serve to inaugurate a permanent priesthood for them throughout their generations.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:10 -

“You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:10 -

“He has brought you near, and all your fellow Levites who are with you, but you are pursuing the priesthood as well.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:1 -

The LORD said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your ancestral family[fn] will be responsible for iniquity against the sanctuary. You and your sons will be responsible for iniquity involving your priesthood.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 -

“But you and your sons will carry out your priestly responsibilities for everything concerning the altar and for what is inside the curtain, and you will do that work. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift,[fn] but an unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary will be put to death.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:13 -

“It will be a covenant of perpetual priesthood for him and his future descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:7 -

“But the Levites among you do not get a portion, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordan to the east, which Moses the LORD’s servant gave them.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:36 -

“Anyone who is left in your family will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread. He will say: Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a piece of bread to eat.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:62 -

These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:64 -

These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:29 -

Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood as well as the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

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