Senses
1. priest, cultic officiant — One appointed to serve in a cultic or religious capacity, performing sacrifices, rituals, and mediating between God and the people; used of Aaronic/Levitical priests, pagan priests, and Melchizedek. 750×
AR["-الكاهِنُ","-الكاهِنِ","الكاهِنُ","الكاهِنِ","الْكَاهِنِ"]·ben["যাজক","যাজকের","সেই-যাজক"]·DE["der-Priester"]·EN["the-priest"]·FR["le-prêtre","le-sacrificateur"]·heb["ה-כוהן"]·HI["याजक","याजक-के"]·ID["imam","imam-itu"]·IT["il-sacerdote"]·jav["imam","imam,","imam-punika"]·KO["그-제사장","그-제사장-이","그-제사장의","그-제사장이"]·PT["o-kohen","o-sacerdote"]·RU["священник","священника","священнику"]·ES["el-sacerdote"]·SW["kuhani"]·TR["-kâhin","-kâhinin","kahin"]·urd["-کاہن","کاہن","کاہن-کے"]
Exod 29:30, Exod 31:10, Exod 35:19, Exod 38:21, Exod 39:41, Lev 1:7, Lev 1:9, Lev 1:12, Lev 1:13, Lev 1:15, Lev 1:17, Lev 2:2 (+38 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
כֹּהֵן750 n.m. priest (NH כֹּהֵן; Aramaic כָּהֵין, כַּהֲנָא ܟܳܗܶܢ, ܟܳܗܢܳܐ; Ethiopic ካህን, all id.; on Ph. and Arabic v. supr.);—כ׳ Gn 14:18 + 439 times; pl. כֹּהֲנִים Ex 19:6 + 272 times; cstr. כֹּהֲנֵי 1 S 5:5 + 13 times; sf. כֹּהֲנַי La 1:19 + 22 times; sfs.— †1. priest-king: e.g. Melchizedek Gn 14:18 (E?), cf. ψ 110:4 (the Messianic priest-King like Melchizedek); Zc 6:13 (Messianic priest and…