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Kohen (Hebrew: כֹּהֵן, kōhēn, [koˈ(h)en], "priest", pl. כֹּהֲנִים,
kōhănīm, [koˈ(h)anim], "priests") is the
Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference...
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Blessing or
priestly benediction (Hebrew: ברכת כהנים; translit.
birkat kohanim), also
known in
rabbinic literature as
raising of the
hands (Hebrew nesiat...
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recent common ancestor of the
patrilineal Jewish priestly caste known as
Kohanim (singular "Kohen", also
spelled "Cohen").
According to the traditional...
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particularly the
tithe known as the
First tithe, ma'aser rishon. The
Kohanim, a
subset of the Levites, were the priests, who
performed the work of holiness...
- Sons of
Zadok (Hebrew: בְּנֵי צָדוֹק bǝnê Ṣādōq) are a
family of
priests (
kohanim),
descended from Zadok,
described in the
prophecies of Ezekiel.
Zadok himself...
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first High
Priest of Israel, were
designated as the
priestly class, the
Kohanim. The
Tribe of Levi
served particular religious duties for the Israelites...
- Not all
persons with
related surnames are
kohanim, and not all
kohanim have
related surnames. Some
Kohanim have
added a
secondary appellation to their...
- Judaism,
kohanim remain subject to a
number of
restrictions concerning matters related to
marriage and
ritual purity.
Orthodox Judaism regard the
kohanim as...
- to the
Talmud the
deputy was
appointed to the
position of the
segan ha-
kohanim with the
responsibility of
overseeing the
actions of the work of the Temple's...
- Mishnah. Like
Leviticus itself, the
midrash is
occasionally called Torat Kohanim, and in two p****ages
Sifra debbe Rav. Maimonides, in the
introduction to...
