כֹּהֲנֵ֥י

𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉

kohaney

priests

active participle of כָּהַן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

H3548

1 Kings 12:32 · Word #28

Lexicon H3548

Lemmaכֹּהֵן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤄𐤍
Transliterationkôhên
Strong'sH3548
In-contextpriests

Morphology HNcmpc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3548-13

officiating-priests of

Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct state (HNcmpc) from כֹּהֵן. The construct form כֹּהֲנֵי links the priests to a following genitive noun ("priests of …").
Rendering RationaleThe noun כֹּהֵן derives from the verbal root כהן, "to officiate" or "to serve in priestly function." Rendering it as "officiating-priests" preserves the active, functional sense of the root rather than treating it as a mere title. The form is masculine plural construct (HNcmpc), which is reflected by the plural "priests" and the construct linkage indicated by "of."

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Words from Root כהן (to officiate, to serve as priest, to minister in sacred service)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3548-01 bakohanim among the officiating priests
H3548-02 bekhohanayv among his officiating-priests
H3548-03 bekhohaney among the officiating-priests of

Word Usage (750 occurrences of H3548)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 14:18 כֹהֵ֖ן khohen priest
Genesis 41:45 כֹּהֵ֥ן kohen priest
Genesis 41:50 כֹּהֵ֥ן kohen priest
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