Word Study · Strong's H3549 · Hebrew
כָּהֵן
kahen
kaw-hane'
Strong's 1890 spelling: kâhên
“{one officiating, a priest”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}
Rendered in the KJV as
priest.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי1
- וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙1
- כָ֠הֲנָא1
- כָהֲנָ֜ה1
- כָהֲנַיָּ֜א1
- כָּהֲנַיָּ֤א1
- כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א1
- כָּהֲנַיָּ֣א1
How it is rendered · 4
- priests the4
- priest the2
- and priests its1
- and priests the1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)4
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
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- ANcmpd/Ta · 4
- ANcbsd/Ta · 2
- AC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 1
- AC/Ncmpd/Ta · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Ezra8 occurrences
- Ezra 6:9כָּהֲנַיָּ֤אkahanaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.here: priests the
- Ezra 6:16כָּהֲנַיָּ֨אkahanaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.here: priests the
- Ezra 6:18כָהֲנַיָּ֜אkhahanaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.here: priests the
- Ezra 7:12כָ֠הֲנָאkhahana'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.here: priest the
- Ezra 7:13וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיvekhahanohiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularI hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.here: and priests its
- Ezra 7:16וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙vekhahanaiya'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.here: and priests the
- Ezra 7:21כָהֲנָ֜הkhahanah'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,here: priest the
- Ezra 7:24כָּהֲנַיָּ֣אkahanaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.here: priests the