Where does “cohen” come from?
cohen (English) comes from Hebrew כהן, from Hebrew כוהן — A Jewish priest, a cohen or kohen: a patrilineal...
cohen (English): A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the...
Definitions
- A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the...
Ancestry of “cohen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | כהן | defective spelling of כוהן; defective spelling of... |
| 2 | Hebrew | כוהן | A Jewish priest, a cohen or kohen: a patrilineal... |