כָּהַן (kâhan) — Deck
Hebrew word study: כָּהַן (kâhan), Strong's H3547. to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia
KJV translation words: deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).
Strong's H3547 is tagged on 23 words in 23 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 28:1 and last appears in Hosea 4:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 23)
- Exodus 28:1 — לְכַהֲנוֹ — to serve as priest he
- Exodus 28:3 — לְכַהֲנוֹ — to serve as priest he
- Exodus 28:4 — לְכַהֲנוֹ — to serve as priest he
- Exodus 28:41 — וְכִהֲנוּ — and they will serve as priests
- Exodus 29:1 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priests
- Exodus 29:44 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priests
- Exodus 30:30 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priests
- Exodus 31:10 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priests
- Exodus 35:19 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priests
- Exodus 39:41 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priests
- Exodus 40:13 — וְכִהֵן — and he will serve as a priest
- Exodus 40:15 — וְכִהֲנוּ — and they will serve as priests
- Leviticus 7:35 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priests
- Leviticus 16:32 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priest
- Numbers 3:3 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priests
- Numbers 3:4 — וַיְכַהֵן — and he served as priest
- Deuteronomy 10:6 — וַיְכַהֵן — and he served as priest
- 1 Chronicles 6:10 — כִּהֵן — he served as a priest
- 1 Chronicles 24:2 — וַיְכַהֲנוּ — and they served as priests
- 2 Chronicles 11:14 — מִכַּהֵן — from serving as priests
- Isaiah 61:10 — יְכַהֵן — who he acts like a priest
- Ezekiel 44:13 — לְכַהֵן — to serve as priests
- Hosea 4:6 — מִכַּהֵן — from serving as a priest
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H3548 כֹּהֵן (kôhên).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3548 כֹּהֵן (kôhên), H3550 כְּהֻנָּה (kᵉhunnâh).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does kâhan (H3547) mean?
To officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia.
How is H3547 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3547 as: deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office)..
How often does כָּהַן (kâhan) appear?
Strong's H3547 is tagged on 23 words in 23 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 28:1 and last appears in Hosea 4:6.
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