Kohen

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 3548

Original Word	Word Origin
!hk	active participle of (03547)
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Kohen	TWOT - 959a
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
ko-hane'	Noun Masculine

Definition

priest, principal officer or chief ruler
1. priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)
2. pagan priests
3. priests of Jehovah
4. Levitical priests
5. Zadokite priests
6. Aaronic priests
7. the high priest

NAS Word Usage - Total: 745

chief ministers 1, priest 425, priest and the priests 2, priest's 9, priestly 2, priests 301, priests' 5

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	6
Exodus	11
Leviticus	153
Numbers	63
Deuteronomy	13
Joshua	34
Judges	13
1 Samuel	26
2 Samuel	8
1 Kings	28
2 Kings	35
1 Chronicles	17
2 Chronicles	72
Ezra	25
Nehemiah	42
Job	1
Psalms	5
Isaiah	6
Jeremiah	38
Lamentations	6
Ezekiel	23
Hosea	4
Joel	3
Amos	1
Micah	1
Zephaniah	2
Haggai	8
Zechariah	6
Malachi	3

Total	653

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Kohen". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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