כֹּהֲנֵ֣י
𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉
kohaney
priests of
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.
2 Chronicles 13:9 · Word #4
Lexicon H3548
| Lemma | כֹּהֵן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤄𐤍 |
| Transliteration | kôhên |
| Strong's | H3548 |
| In-context | priests of |
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
| Root | כהן (k-h-n) |
| Core Meanings | to officiate, to serve as priest, to minister in sacred service |
| Semantic Range | cultic priests serving at altar or sanctuary; Levitical priests; royal or court officials functioning in priest-like roles; chief ministers in certain contexts |
| Conceptual Significance | The כֹּהֲנֵי represent those set apart to draw near and officiate before יהוה on behalf of the people. Their role embodies mediation, holiness, and covenant order, standing at the intersection of divine presence and communal life. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine plural noun in construct state (HNcmpc) from כֹּהֵן. The construct form כֹּהֲנֵי links the priests to a following genitive noun ("priests of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
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 |
H3550-01 |
hakehunah | the priestly office |
H3548-04 |
hakohanim | the officiating priests |
H3548-05 |
hakohen | the officiating priest |
H3549-01 |
kahanaya | the officiating priests |
H3548-06 |
kakohen | like the officiating-priest |
H3550-02 |
kehunah | priestly office |
H3550-03 |
kehunatekhem | your priestly office |
H3549-02 |
khahana | the officiating-priest |
|
khehunat | priestly service of |
H3548-07 |
khohaney | officiating priests of |
H3548-08 |
khohaneynu | our officiating priests |
H3548-09 |
khohanim | officiating priests |
H3548-10 |
khohen | officiating priest |
H3548-11 |
kohanay | my officiating-priests |
H3548-12 |
kohanayv | his officiating priests |
H3548-14 |
kohaneyha | her officiating priests |
H3548-15 |
kohaneyhem | their officiating priests |
H3548-16 |
kohaneykha | your officiating-priests |
H3548-17 |
kohaneynu | our officiating priests |
H3548-18 |
kohanim | officiating priests |
H3548-19 |
kohen | officiating priest |
H3548-20 |
lakohanim | to the officiating-priests |
H3548-21 |
lakohen | to the officiating priest |
H3547-01 |
lekhahano | to serve-as-priest for him |
H3547-02 |
lekhahen | to priestly-serve |
H3548-22 |
lekhohaneyha | to her officiating-priests |
H3548-23 |
lekhohen | to a serving-priest |
H3550-04 |
likhehunat | for the priestly-service-of |
H3548-24 |
mehakohanim | from the officiating priests |
H3547-03 |
mikahen | from serving as a priest |
H3548-25 |
mikohen | from a ministering-priest |
H3548-26 |
ulekhohaneynu | and for our officiating-priests |
H3548-27 |
ulekhohen | and to a priest-officiant |
H3548-28 |
uvakohanim | and among the officiating-priests |
|
vayekhahanu | and they officiated as priests |
H3547-04 |
vayekhahen | and he priested |
H3548-29 |
vehakohanim | and the officiating priests |
H3548-30 |
vehakohen | and the officiating priest |
H3547-05 |
vekhihanu | and they priested |
H3547-06 |
vekhihen | and he acted as priest |
H3548-31 |
vekhohanayv | and his officiating-priests |
H3548-32 |
vekhohaneyha | and her officiating-priests |
H3548-33 |
vekhohaneyhem | and their officiating priests |
H3548-34 |
vekhohanim | and the officiating priests |
H3548-35 |
vekhohen | and officiating-priest |
H3548-36 |
velakohanim | and to the officiating-priests |
H3547-07 |
yekhahen | he will serve as priest |
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 |