Hebrew word study
כָּהַןkâhan — to officiate as a priest
Pronounced “kaw-han'”
to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia
Translated in the King James as: deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).
Appears 23 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services; but used only as denominative from H3548 (כֹּהֵן);
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Exodus — 12×
Leviticus — 2×
Numbers — 2×
Deuteronomy — 1×
1 Chronicles — 2×
2 Chronicles — 1×
Isaiah — 1×
Ezekiel — 1×
Hosea — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.