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Kohen Gadol

Kohen Gadol noun: the high priest.

Noun

Kohen Gadol (plural Kohanim Gedolim)

  1. (Judaism) The high priest.
    • This utterance was originally a response by the people when they heard the Tetragrammaton from the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) on Yom Kippur and every day on Birkat Kohanim.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer

Forms of Kohen Gadol

pluralKohanim Gedolim

Origin of Kohen Gadol

From Hebrew כהן גדול.

Questions about Kohen Gadol

What does Kohen Gadol mean?
Kohen Gadol means the high priest.
What part of speech is Kohen Gadol?
Kohen Gadol is a noun.
What is the plural of Kohen Gadol?
The plural of Kohen Gadol is Kohanim Gedolim.

Words near Kohen Gadol in the dictionary

  1. kohekohe
  2. Kohelet
  3. Koheleth
  4. kohemp
  5. kohen
  6. Kohen Gadol
  7. kohens
  8. Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
  9. Kohima
  10. Kohinoor
  11. Kohinor

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