כָּהַן
Used: 23 times · Key: 3547 · BDB: כָּהַן
Glosses
serve.as.priests (9); to (3); he.served.as.priest (2)
Meaning (OSHB)
act as priest tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
vb. Pi.denom. act as priest tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. only Pi.denom. act as priest;—Pf. כִּהֵן Ex 40:13 1 Ch 5:36; 3 mpl. כִּהֲנוּ Ex 28:41; 40:15; Impf. 3 ms. יְכַהֵן Nu 3:4 + 2 times; pl. יְכַהֲנוּ 1 Ch 24:2; Inf. cstr. כַּהֵן Ex 29:1 + 11 times; sf. כַּהֲנוֹ Ex 28:1, 3, 4.— minister as a priest, abs. Ex 31:10; 35:19; 39:41 Lv 16:32 Nu 3:3, 4 (all P); כ׳ לִי minister to me (י׳) Ex 28:1, 3, 4, 41; 29:1, 44; 30:30; 40:13, 15 (all P), Ez 44:13 Ho 4:6; כ׳ ליהוה Lv 7:35 (P), 1 Ch 5:36; 24:2 2 Ch 11:14 (always of Aaron and his sons, except Ez 44:13 2 Ch 11:14, where Levites are forbidden to minister; and Ho 4:6 of Israel, whose national priesthood is taken away). be or become priest Dt 10:6 (E?). play the priest: כֶּחָתָן יְכַהֵן פְּאֵר Is 61:10 as a bridegroom (that) priests it with his turban, decks himself with a splendid turban such as the priests wore.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 23 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «כָּהַן» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
אֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמוֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים הַמְּשֻׁחִ֑ים אֲשֶׁר־מִלֵּ֥א יָדָ֖ם לְכַהֵֽן׃
Word for word: these [are].the.names of.the.sons of.Aaron the priests (the) anointed whom he.filled hand their to serve.as.priests
JPS 1917: These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
וְאֶת־אַהֲרֹ֥ן וְאֶת־בָּנָ֖יו תִּמְשָׁ֑ח וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם לְכַהֵ֥ן לִֽי׃
Word for word: and (et) Aaron and (et) sons his you.will.anoint and you.will.consecrate them to serve.as.priests (to) me
JPS 1917: And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.
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