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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).
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:9 - Wrap the sashes around the waists of Aaron and his sons, and put their special head coverings on them. Then the right to the priesthood will be theirs by law forever. In this way, you will ordain Aaron and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15 - Anoint them as you did their father, so they may also serve me as priests. With their anointing, Aaron’s descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:10 - Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:10 - Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demanding the priesthood as well?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:1 - Then the LORD said to Aaron: “You, your sons, and your relatives from the tribe of Levi will be held responsible for any offenses related to the sanctuary. But you and your sons alone will be held responsible for violations connected with the priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 - But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:13 - In this covenant, I give him and his descendants a permanent right to the priesthood, for in his zeal for me, his God, he purified the people of Israel, making them right with me.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:7 - “The Levites, however, will not receive any allotment of land. Their role as priests of the LORD is their allotment. And the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh won’t receive any more land, for they have already received their grant of land, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them on the east side of the Jordan River.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:36 - Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. ‘Please,’ they will say, ‘give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:62

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:62 - They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:64

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:64 - They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:29 - Remember them, O my God, for they have defiled the priesthood and the solemn vows of the priests and Levites.
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