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H3547 · כָּהַן

kâhan

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia

KJV gloss list in the source

deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).

Source pronunciation notation: kaw-han'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services; but used only as denominative from H3548 (כֹּהֵן);

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