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kohein

kohein is the alternative form of cohen.

Meaning of cohen

Noun

cohen (plural cohens or cohanim)

  1. A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical high priest Aaron, brother of Moses.

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Forms of kohein

pluralkohanim

Questions about kohein

What is kohein the alternative form of?
Kohein is the alternative form of cohen.

Words near kohein in the dictionary

  1. Kohathite
  2. Kohathites
  3. Kohberger
  4. Kohdhipparu
  5. Kohei
  6. kohein
  7. kohekohe
  8. Kohelet
  9. Koheleth
  10. kohemp
  11. kohen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kohein (page history and authors); cohen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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