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khnw, khnwtˀ (kāhnū, kāhnūṯā) n.f. priesthood
priesthood
Qumran, JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
1Q21 1:2↗ ٠٠٠]ביך מלכות כהנות רבא‏ ; TgO Ex40:15var.↗ וֻתהֵי לְמִהוֵי לְהוֹן רְבוּתְהוֹן לְכהוּנַת"לכהנות"לשמושת" עָלַם‏ : it should be for their anointment to the priesthood/ministry/ forever ; TgJ 1Sam2:36var.↗ מִמַטְרַת כָהְנַיָא"כהנותא"‏ : [MT אֶל־אַחַת הַכְּהֻנּוֹת!] † ; P Ex29:9↗ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܗܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܩܝܡܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ‏ ; TgTosPr (Hag.)/Zech.3:1↗ נשין דלא כשרן לכהנותא"לכהניא"‏ : women, who are not acceptable for ones of priestly class (var.: priests) ; CTLevi ar b C.3↗ ובאדין תהוי לביש לבוש כהנותא‏
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ܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ : ordination
Syr
Addai.52.16↗ ܝܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ‏ : the succession of the priestly ordination of Simon Peter
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In Mandaic only in reference to the Jewish priesthood.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 601[319]Jastrow: 614Drower/Macuch: 196aJ. Payne-Smith: 206Levy Ch-W: 1:356Tal Sam: 380DCPA[Schulthess]: 172[91]Qumran: 111

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