cohen

See also: Cohen

English

Alternative forms

kohen, kohein

Etymology

From Hebrew כוהן \ כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”).

Noun

cohen (plural cohens or cohanim)

A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical high priest Aaron, brother of Moses.
Is anyone here a cohen or a levi?

Translations

a descendant of Aaron

Esperanto: koheno
Hebrew: כוהן m (kohén)
Spanish: cohen (es) m
Yiddish: כּהן m (koyen)

See also

levi

Anagrams

Cheon, Enoch, chone, enoch

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