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cohen

nouncommon in dialogue

A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical high priest Aaron, brother of Moses.

noun

  1. 1

    A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical high priest Aaron, brother of Moses.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural
cohens, cohanim
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