Original Language Studio
Leviticus 6:15
“And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the Lord.” (KJV)
Tap a word · read right to left
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)
- כֹּהֵ֨ן — 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.