kohen
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- proper noun
- /koʊˈhɛn/
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Kohen
- REFERENCES Anonymous. January 2009. Interview with the Author. New York. Arendt, H. 2007. "Anti-Semitism." In J. Kohen and R. Feldman, eds, The Jewish Writings, 46-121. New York: Schocken Books.
Examples
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When Eli, the Kohen Gadol (high priest), confronts her in the sanctuary, he is angry with her because he thinks that she is drunk; he does NOT yell at her for being a woman in the men's section.
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The Kohen family has a long history of serving in religious roles within the synagogue.
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Only the Kohen Gadol actually says the Holy Name on Yom Kippur.
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Bela Kun (Kohen): supreme dictator of Hungary in 1919.
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In the Aborigine worldview, frequent burning was absolutely necessary, not only for subsistence but also in order to take care of the land (Lewis 1989; Kohen 1995).
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The only exceptions to this are, perhaps, the surnames Levi (Levin, Levine, etc.) and Kohen (Cohen, Cohn, etc.).
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Although studies exist suggesting that improvements are not simply a function of students memorizing what they have read (Levy, Masson, & Zoubek, 1991; Levy, Nicholls, & Kohen, 1993), these studies generally directed readers to engage in some sort of monitoring of text to identify odd components of the text.
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In some Jewish communities, the last name Kohen signifies that a person is a descendant of the ancient priestly class.
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When a child is born to a family with the surname Kohen, they are often expected to learn about their heritage as priests.
Synonyms
A Jewish last name showing someone comes from the priest family
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kohen as a family name began as a way to show someone was from that priestly family, so it meant 'descendant of the priest'. That's why many Jewish families today have the surname Kohen or the common form Cohen.