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OSHB 1 Sam 14:3 כֹּהֵן (kohēn) Strongs=3548 Lemma=‘כֹּהֵן’
contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-1087 TimeSeries=Reign_of_Saul

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Other uses (12) of identical word form כֹּהֵן (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘כֹּהֵן’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 3 different glosses: ‘a_priest_of’, ‘of_the_priest_of’, ‘the_priest_of’.

GEN 41:45 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB GEN 41:45 word 14

OET-LV: 45 And_ Parˊoh _he/it _called the _name _of Yōşēf Zaphenath- Paneah and_he _gave to_him/it DOM ʼEşənat the _daughter _of Poti- phera the _priest _of On to/for_(a)_woman and_ Yōşēf _he/it _went _out over the _land _of Miʦrayim. (GEN_41:45)

OET-RV: 45 Then Far’oh gave him the Egyptian name ‘Zafenath -Paneah’ (which means ‘the one who reveals secrets’), and he presented him with Asenath, the daughter of Potifera the priest of On, as a wife. And Yosef travelled throughout the land of Egypt. (GEN 41:45)

GEN 41:50 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB GEN 41:50 word 16

OET-LV: 50 And_to_Yōşēf it _was _born two _of sons before it _came the _year _of (the)_famine whom she _bore for_him/it ʼEşənat the _daughter _of Poti- phera the _priest _of On. (GEN_41:50)

OET-RV: 50 Before the years of the famine came, Yosef had two sons that Asenath (the daughter of Potifera, the priest of On) gave birth to. (GEN 41:50)

GEN 46:20 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB GEN 46:20 word 12

OET-LV: 20 And_he/it _was _born to_Yōşēf in_land of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt) those_whom she _bore for_him/it ʼEşənat the _daughter _of Poti- phera the _priest _of On DOM Mənashsheh and_DOM ʼEfrayim. (GEN_46:20)

OET-RV: 20 Yosef’s sons Manasseh and Efrayim were born in Egypt. Asenath, the daughter of Potifera the priest of On, gave birth to them for Yosef. (GEN 46:20)

EXO 3:1 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB EXO 3:1 word 8

OET-LV: 3 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: 3 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)

2 KI 11:18 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB 2 KI 11:18 word 16

OET-LV: 18 And_ all _of _they _came the _people _of the_earth/land the _house _of (the)_Baˊal and_they_pulled _it _down DOM altars _of_its and_DOM images _of_its they _broke thoroughly _(do _well) and_DOM Mattān the _priest _of (the)_Baˊal they _killed to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_altars and_he/it _assigned the_priest/officer overseers over the _house _of YHWH. (KI2_11:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then people from all over the country went to the temple of Baal and broke down the altars. They smashed his images to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of the Baal in front of the altars. Meanwhile, Yehoyada the priest placed guards over Yahweh’s temple. (KI2 11:18)

2 KI 25:18 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB 2 KI 25:18 word 6

OET-LV: 18 And_ the_chief _of _he/it _took the_bodyguards DOM Sərā^yāh the _priest _of the _head and_DOM Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah) a _priest _of second _rank and_DOM the _three _of the _keepers _of the _threshold. (KI2_25:18)

OET-RV: 18 Nevuzaradan exiled to Babylon the high priest Serayah, the second priest Tsefanyah, and the three temple entrance guards. (KI2 25:18)

2 KI 25:18 contextual word gloss=‘a_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB 2 KI 25:18 word 10

OET-RV: 18 Nevuzaradan exiled to Babylon the high priest Serayah, the second priest Tsefanyah, and the three temple entrance guards. (KI2 25:18)

2 CHR 23:17 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB 2 CHR 23:17 word 14

OET-LV: 17 And_ all _of _they _came the_people the _house _of (the)_Baˊal and_they_pulled _it _down and_DOM altars _of_its and_DOM images _of_its they _broke and_DOM Mattān the _priest _of (the)_Baˊal they _killed to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_altars. (CH2_23:17)

OET-RV: 17 so all the people went to Baal’s temple and tore it down. They smashed its altars and idols, and killed Baal’s priest Mattan in front of the altars. (CH2 23:17)

2 CHR 24:11 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB 2 CHR 24:11 word 19

OET-LV: 11 And_he/it _was at_the_time _of when_someone _brought DOM the_chest to the _overseer _of the_king by_the _hand _of the _Lēviyyiy and_just_as_they _saw if/because _that was_much the_money and_ the _scribe _of _he _came the_king and_the _representative _of the _priest _of the _head and_they _poured _out DOM the_chest and_they_took _it and_they_returned _it to place _of_its thus they _did to_a _day in/on_day and_they _gathered money to_increase _in _number. (CH2_24:11)

OET-RV: 11 Every day when the Levites who’d been given oversight over the chest by the king, saw that it was full, they’d fetch one of the king’s secretaries along with one of the head priest’s officials, and they’d empty the box and return it to its place, so they amassed a large sum of money. (CH2 24:11)

JER 52:24 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB JER 52:24 word 6

OET-LV: 24 And_ the_chief _of _he/it _took the_bodyguards DOM Sərā^yāh the _priest _of the _head and_DOM Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah) the _priest _of the _second _rank and_DOM the _three _of the _keepers _of the _threshold. (JER_52:24)

OET-RV: 24 ◙ (JER 52:24)

JER 52:24 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB JER 52:24 word 10

OET-RV: 24 ◙ (JER 52:24)

AMOS 7:10 contextual word gloss=‘the_priest_of’ word gloss=‘priest_of’ OSHB AMOS 7:10 word 3

OET-LV: 10 and_ Amaziah _he _sent the _priest _of Bēyt- ^ʼēl to Yārāⱱəˊām the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_say he _has _conspired on_you ʼĀmōʦ in_the _midst _of the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not it _is _able the_earth/land to_endure DOM all _of words/messages _of_his. (AMO_7:10)

OET-RV: 10 Then Amatsyah, the priest at Beyt-El (Bethel), sent a message to Yisrael’s King Yaraveam, saying: “Amos has conspired against you right among the Israeli people. The country can’t handle all his messages. (AMO 7:10)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘כֹּהֵן’’ have 6 different glosses: ‘[was]_a_priest’, ‘a_priest’, ‘a_priest_of’, ‘of_the_priest_of’, ‘priest’, ‘the_priest_of’.