Hebrew word study
כָּהֵן H3549
- Transliteration
- kâhên
- Pronunciation
- kaw-hane'
- KJV glosses
- priest.
Lexical summary
{one officiating, a priest
also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
{one officiating, a priest
also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information