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כָּהֶן כָּהְנָא‏ n.m. priest

priest Com^-OA. Ezra7:24 : כָל־כָּהֲנַיָּא וְלֵוָיֵא זַמָּרַיָּא תָרָעַיָּא נְתִינַיָּא וּפָלְחֵי בֵּית אֱלָהָא דְנָה‏ all the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, servitors and workers of this temple. GenApoc 22.15 : והוא הוא כהן לאל עליון‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 252a; DJBA: 554b; Jastrow: 615; Levy Ch-W: 1:355; Tal Sam: 379; DJA: 56a; Cook,Qumran: 111;

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Derivatives:

khwnh, khwntˀ (khūnā, khūntā) n.f. priesthood

khn vb. D to serve as priest

kyhwn (kihhūn) v.n.D priestly attire (??)

khnw, khnwtˀ (kāhnū, kāhnūṯā) n.f. priesthood