כֹּהֲנִים֙

𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌

kohanim

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

2 Chronicles 13:9 · Word #12

Lexicon H3548

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

Morphology HNcmpa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3548-18

officiating priests

Rootכהן (k-h-n)
Core Meaningsto officiate, to serve in a sacred role, to act as priest, cultic service
Semantic Rangepriests, officiating ministers, cultic functionaries, chief officials, royal advisers (in extended or courtly usage)
Conceptual SignificanceThe כֹּהֲנִים are the appointed officiants of Israel’s sacrificial and liturgical system, mediating between YHWH and the people. Their role embodies ordered, consecrated service, representing holiness, instruction in Torah, and covenantal mediation within Israel’s worship life.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun, absolute state (HNcmpa); from the verbal root כהן "to officiate, serve as priest." No pronominal suffix; functions as a regular masculine plural substantive.
Rendering RationaleThe noun כֹּהֵן derives from the verbal idea "to officiate" or "to serve in a sacred capacity." Rendering the masculine plural absolute form כֹּהֲנִים as "officiating priests" preserves both the active, service-oriented sense of the root and the masculine plural morphology indicated by HNcmpa.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root כהן (to officiate, to serve in a sacred role, to act as priest, cultic 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 kehunatekhem your priestly office
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
H3548-13 kohaney officiating-priests of
H3548-14 kohaneyha her officiating priests
H3548-15 kohaneyhem their officiating priests
H3548-16 kohaneykha your officiating-priests
H3548-17 kohaneynu our officiating priests
H3548-19 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
H3548-24 mehakohanim from the officiating priests
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
H3547-03 vayekhahen and he priested
H3548-29 vehakohanim and the officiating priests
H3548-30 vehakohen and the officiating priest
vekhihanu and they priested
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

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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