Original Language Studio
Leviticus 21:10
“And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H3548 · Hebrew
- Definition
- literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- Derivation
- active participle of H3547 (כָּהַן);
- KJV renderings
- chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הַ — particle (definite article)
- כֹּהֵן֩ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 750 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:18Genesis 41:45Genesis 41:50Genesis 46:20Genesis 47:22
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כֹּהֵן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.