Strongs H3548

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כֹּהֵן (kôhên) n-m (ko-hane')
Source: active participle of H3547;
Meaning: literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV: chief ruler, × own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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כֹּהֵן 750 occurrences n.m. priest

Displaying only every 20^th verse out of 653:

LEV 13:25

OET-LV: 25 And_he _will _see DOM_her/it the_priest/officer and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE it _has _been _turned the_hair white in_spot and_appearance _of_its is_deep more _than the_skin is_a _serious _skin _disease it in_burn it _has _broken _out and_he _will _declare _unclean DOM_him/it the_priest/officer is_a _plague _of a _serious _skin _disease it. (LEV_13:25)

OET-RV: 25 then the priest must examine it, and if the hair on the spot has turned white and the infection looks more than skin deep, then a skin disease has broken out in the burn, and the priest must pronounce that person as ‘unclean’ because it’s infectious. (LEV 13:25)

CH2 19:11

OET-LV: 11 And_BEHOLD/LO/SEE ʼAmar^yāh the _priest _of the _head will_be_over _you(pl) to_all/each/any/every (the)_matter _of YHWH and_Zəⱱad^yāh the _son _of Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) the_leader of_the _house _of of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_all/each/any/every (the)_matter _of the_king and_will _be_officials the_Lēviyyiy before_you(pl) be _strong and_act and_let _it _be YHWH with the_good. (CH2_19:11)

OET-RV: 11 And listen, the chief priest Amaryah is superior to you judges in any religious matter, and Yishmael’s son Zevady is Yehudah’s leader for any civil matter concerning the king. Also, you have the Levite officials to assist you judges. Act with courage, and let Yahweh assist people who are doing what’s right.” (CH2 19:11)

NEH 7:39

OET-LV: 39 the_priests the _descendants _of Yədaˊ^yāh/(Jedaiah) of_the _house _of of _Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) nine hundred(s) seventy and_three. (NEH_7:39)

OET-RV: 39 The priests who returned:

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973 descendants of Yedayah (a descendant of Yeshua),

(NEH 7:39)

NEH 12:12

OET-LV: 12 And_in_the _days _of Yōyāqīm priests they _were the _heads _of the _fathers of_Sərā^yāh Mərā^yāh of_Yirmə^yāh Ḩₐnan^yāh. (NEH_12:12)

OET-RV: 12 In Yoyakim’s time, these were the heads of the priestly families:

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Merayah was the head of Serayah’s family,

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Hananyah for Yirmeyah’s,

(NEH 12:12)

CH1 23:2

OET-LV: 2 And_he _gathered DOM all _of the _leaders _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy. (CH1_23:2)

OET-RV: 2 Then David gathered all the Israeli officials and the priests and Levites. (CH1 23:2)

NUM 6:10

OET-LV: 10 And_on_day (the)_eighth he _will _bring two _of turtle-doves or two _of young _ones _of a _dove to the_priest/officer to the _entrance _of the _tent _of meeting. (NUM_6:10)

OET-RV: 10 Then on the eighth day, they’d have to take two doves or young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the sacred tent, (NUM 6:10)

NEH 11:3

OET-LV: 3 and_these are_the _leaders _of the _province who they _dwelt in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_in_the _cities _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) they _dwelt each on_his _own _of_property in_their _own _of_cities Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy and_the _temple_servants and_the _sons of _the _servants _of of _Shəlomoh/(Solomon). (NEH_11:3)

OET-RV: 3 In the towns in Yehudah, everyone lived on their own property. That included the Israelis, the priests and Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Shelomoh’s servants. The provincial officials lived in Yerushalem, (NEH 11:3)

SA2 20:25

OET-LV: 25 And_Shəvāʼ was_secretary and_Tsādōq/(Zadok) and_ʼEⱱyātār were_priests. (SA2_20:25)

OET-RV: 25 Sheva was the scribe. Tsadok and Evyatar were the priests, (SA2 20:25)

LAM 4:16

OET-LV: 16 the _presence _of YHWH it_has _scattered _them not he _will _repeat to_pay_attention _to _them the_face _of priests not they _lifted _up wwww not they _showed _favour _to. (LAM_4:16)

OET-RV: 16 Yahweh’s presence scattered them—he won’t continue to watch over them.
⇔ The people no longer honoured the priests.
⇔ They showed no favour to the elders. (LAM 4:16)

JOL 1:9

OET-LV: 9 grain _offering It _has _been _cut _off and_drink _offering from_the _house _of YHWH they _are _in _mourning the_priests (of)_YHWH who_serve _of. (JOL_1:9)

OET-RV: 9 The grain offering and the drink offering have been discontinued at Yahweh’s temple.
⇔ The priests mourn—Yahweh’s servants. (JOL 1:9)

JDG 18:27

OET-LV: 27 And_they they _took DOM that_which he _had _made Mīkāh and_DOM the_priest/officer who he _belonged to_him/it and_they _came to Layish to a _people at _peace and_secure and_they _struck _down them to_the_mouth _of the_sword and_DOM the_city they _burnt with_fire. (JDG_18:27)

OET-RV: 27 taking with them the things that Micah had made, as well as his priest. They came to Layish where the unsuspecting people were living peaceably, and they slaughtered them with their swords and burnt down the city. (JDG 18:27)

LEV 21:1

OET-LV:  and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh say to the_priests the _sons _of ʼAhₐron and_you _will _say to_them to_living _creature not he _will _make _himself _unclean among_kinspeople(s)_of_his. (LEV_21:1)

OET-RV:  Then Yahweh told Mosheh:
¶ Tell Aharon’s descendants the priests that they must not defile themselves among the Israelis, by touching anything that’s not living (LEV 21:1)

NUM 35:25

OET-LV: 25 And_they _will _deliver the_congregation DOM the_killer from_the _hand _of the _avenger _of (the)_blood and_they _will _return DOM_him/it the_congregation to the _city _of his _refuge _of_his where he _had _fled to_(to) and_he _will _dwell in_it until the _death _of the_priest/officer the_big/great(sg) whom someone _had _anointed DOM_him/it with_the _oil _of (the)_holiness. (NUM_35:25)

OET-RV: 25 If the one who killed is declared innocent, then the community must rescue them from the avenger and return them to the refuge city that they’d fled to, and that accidental killer must live there until after the death of the high priest (who had been anointed with sacred oil). (NUM 35:25)

EXO 18:1

OET-LV:  and_he/it _listened Yitrō/(Jethro) the _priest _of Midyān the _father-in-law _of Mosheh DOM all _of that he _had _done god for_Mosheh and_for_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) people _of_his if/because _that he _had _brought _out YHWH DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt). (EXO_18:1)

OET-RV:  Now Yetro (Jethro), the priest at Midian and Mosheh’s father-in-law, heard about everything that God had done for Mosheh and for his people the Israelis—that Yahweh had brought the Israelis out of Egypt. (EXO 18:1)

SA1 21:7

OET-LV: 7  and_he _gave to_him/it the_priest/officer a _holy _thing if/because not it _was there bread if/because (if) the _bread _of the _presence which_had _been_removed from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH to_put bread _of heat in/on_day it_was _taken _away. (SA1_21:7)

OET-RV: 7 Now it so happened that one of Sha’ul’s servants was there that day presenting himself to Yahweh. He was Doeg the Edomite, a leader of Sha’ul’s herdsmen. (SA1 21:7)

JER 5:31

OET-LV: 31 The_prophets they _have _prophesied with_falsehood and_the_priests they _are _ruling on hands _of_their and_people _of_my they _have _loved thus and_what will _you(pl)_do to_end _of_its. (JER_5:31)

OET-RV: 31 The prophets prophesy with lies,
⇔ and the priests rule by their own authority,
⇔ and my people love it this way,
⇔ but what will you all do when it comes to its end? (JER 5:31)

CH2 22:11

OET-LV: 11 And_ Yəhōshaⱱˊat/(Jehoshabeath) _she/it _took the _daughter _of the_king DOM Yōʼāsh/(Joash) the _son _of ʼAḩaz^yāh and_she _stole DOM_him/it from_among _of the _sons _of the_king who_were_about _to _be _put _to _death and_she/it _gave DOM_him/it and_DOM nurse _of_his in_the _chamber _of the _beds and_she_hid _him Yəhōshaⱱˊat/(Jehoshabeath) the _daughter _of the_king Yəhōrām/(Jehoram) the _wife _of Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) the_priest/officer if/because she she _was the _sister _of ʼAḩaz^yāh from_face/in _front _of ˊAtal^yāh and_not she_put _him _to _death. (CH2_22:11)

OET-RV: 11 However, a princess named Yehoshaveat took Ahazyah’s son Yoash, and she sneaked him away from among the king’s sons who were about to be killed, and she hid him and his nurse in a bedroom. Yehoshaveat was the daughter of the late King Yehoram, the wife of Yehoyada the priest (she was Ahazyah’s sister), and she hid him from Atalyah so she couldn’t kill him. (CH2 22:11)

EXO 3:1

OET-LV:  and_Mosheh he _was pasturing DOM the _flock _of Yitrō/(Jethro) father-in-law _of_his the _priest _of Midyān and_he _drove DOM the_flock behind the_wilderness and_he _came to the _mountain _of the_ʼElohīm to_Ḩorēⱱ. (EXO_3:1)

OET-RV:  One time Mosheh (Moses) was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Yetro (or Jethro, the priest at Midian), and he led the flock beyond the wilderness and came to a hill. (This was later known as the mountain of God at Horev). (EXO 3:1)

PSA 110:4

OET-LV: 4 YHWH He _has _sworn _an _oath and_not he _will _repent you are_a _priest forever_perpetuity on the _manner _of Malkī- ʦedeq. (PSA_110:4)

OET-RV: 4 Yahweh has promised, and won’t change his mind:
⇔ “You’re a priest forever following the pattern of Malki-Tsedek (Melchizedek).” (PSA 110:4)

NUM 5:19

OET-LV: 19 And_he _will _make _swear DOM_her/it the_priest/officer and_saying(ms) to the_woman if not he _has _lain a _man with_you and_if not you _have _turned _aside uncleanness under your(fs)_man/husband be _free from_the _waters _of (the)_bitter_things which_bring_a _curse the_these. (NUM_5:19)

OET-RV: 19 and tell the woman to make this oath: “If no other man slept with you, and if you didn’t dirty yourself while you’re married, then be free from this water of bitterness that brings a curse. (NUM 5:19)

LEV 13:4

OET-LV: 4 And_if is_a _bright _spot white it on_the _skin _of his _flesh _of_his and_is_deep not appearance _of_its more _than the_skin and_hair _of_its not it _has _turned white and_he _will _shut _up the_priest/officer DOM the _plagued_person seven _of days. (LEV_13:4)

OET-RV: 4 However, if it’s a white spot that doesn’t seem to be deep, and the hair hasn’t turned white, then the priest must order the person to be quarantined for seven days. (LEV 13:4)

LEV 22:11

OET-LV: 11 And_a _priest if/because he _will _acquire a _person the _acquisition _of his _money _of_his he he _will _eat in/on/over_him/it and _(the)_one _born _of his _household _of_his they they _will _eat in_food _of_his. (LEV_22:11)

OET-RV: 11 If the priest had purchased the person with cash, then that person can eat it, plus anyone that was born into the priest’s household. (LEV 22:11)

JOS 22:30

OET-LV: 30 and_ Pinḩāş _he/it _listened the_priest/officer and_the _leaders _of the _congregation and_the _heads _of the _families _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who with_him/it DOM the_words/messages which the _descendants _of they _spoke of _Rəʼūⱱēn and_the _sons of _Gād and_the _sons of _Mənashsheh and_it _was _good in_eyes _of_their. (JOS_22:30)

OET-RV: 30 So Finehas the priest and the other community and clan leaders with him, listened to what the descendants of Reuven, Gad, and Menashsheh told them, and it sounded sensible to them, (JOS 22:30)

LEV 17:5

OET-LV: 5 So _that that they _may _bring the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) DOM sacrifices _of_their which they are_sacrificing on the _face _of the_field and_they_will _bring _them to/for_YHWH to the _entrance _of the _tent _of meeting to the_priest/officer and_they _will _sacrifice sacrifices _of peace _offerings to/for_YHWH them. (LEV_17:5)

OET-RV: 5 The Israelis must stop sacrificing their animals in the countryside, and instead bring them to Yahweh at the entrance to the sacred tent, i.e., they must bring them to the priest and sacrifice them as peace offerings to Yahweh. (LEV 17:5)

EZE 42:14

OET-LV: 14 When_go_they the_priests and_not they _will _go _out from_the _holy_place into the_courtyard (the)_outer and_there they _will _set _down clothes _of_their which they _will _serve in_them if/because are_a _holy _thing they wwww clothes other and_they _will _draw _near to that_which is_for_people. (EZE_42:14)

OET-RV: 14 When the priests enter it, they must not go back out of the sacred area to the outer courtyard, without laying aside the clothes in which they served, since those clothes are sacred. So they must dress in other clothes before going back into the public areas.” (EZE 42:14)

NUM 31:13

OET-LV: 13 and_ Mosheh _they _went _out and_ʼElˊāzār the_priest/officer and_all the _leaders _of the _congregation to_meet_them to from_the_outside of_camp. (NUM_31:13)

OET-RV: 13 Mosheh and the priest Eleazar and all the Israeli leaders left the camp to meet them, (NUM 31:13)

NEH 12:22

OET-LV: 22 The_Lēviyyiy in_the _days _of ʼElyāshiyⱱ Yōyādāˊ and_Yōḩānān/(Johanan) and_Yaddūˊa were_recorded heads _of fathers and_the_priests on the _reign _of Dārəyāvesh the_Persian. (NEH_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 In the days of Elyashiv, Yoyada, Yohanan, and Yaddua, during the reign of Persian King Darius, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded. (NEH 12:22)

JER 23:34

OET-LV: 34 And_the_prophet and_the_priest and_the_people who he _will _say the _burden _of YHWH and_I _will _visit_judgement on the_man (the)_that and_on house _of_his. (JER_23:34)

OET-RV: 34 As for the prophet or priest or anyone who claims that he knows Yahweh’s burden, I’ll punish that man and his household. (JER 23:34)

HOS 6:9

OET-LV: 9 And_as_wait a _person marauding _bands an _association _of priests the_way they _murder to_Shəkem if/because wickedness they _have _done. (HOS_6:9)

OET-RV: 9 Just like a band of raiders lie in wait for a man,
⇔ so the priests band together to commit murder on the way to Shekem.
⇔ Surely they’ve committed shameful crimes. (HOS 6:9)

CH2 23:4

OET-LV: 4 This is_the_thing which you(pl)_will _do the _third_part of_you(pl) who_come _of (of)_the_sabbath to_priests and_to_Lēviyyiy will_become_(into)_the _gatekeepers _of the _thresholds. (CH2_23:4)

OET-RV: 4 Now this is what all of you need to do: one third of you priests and Levites who are on duty on the Rest Day, must guard the temple entrances. (CH2 23:4)

LEV 7:5

OET-LV: 5 And_he _will _make _smoke DOM_them the_priest/officer to_the_altar a _fire _offering to/for_YHWH is_a _guilt _offering it. (LEV_7:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then the priest must burn those on the altar as a guilt offering to Yahweh. (LEV 7:5)

NEH 7:65

OET-LV: 65 And_he/it _said the_governor to/for_them (cmp) not they _will _eat any_of _the _holy _thing _of the _holy _things until will _arise the_priest/officer to_Urim and_Thummim. (NEH_7:65)

OET-RV: 65 The governor had disallowed them from eating the priests’ food until a recognised priest could consult the Urim and Thummim. (NEH 7:65)

JDG 17:13

OET-LV: 13 And_ Mīkāh _he/it _said now I _know if/because _that he _will _do _good YHWH to_me if/because he _has _become to_me the_Lēviyyiy (into)_a_priest. (JDG_17:13)

OET-RV: 13 “Now I know that Yahweh will make everything go well for me,” Micah said, “because I have this Levite as a priest.” (JDG 17:13)

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