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| cohen [ kṓ in ] (plural cohens or cohanim [ kṓ ə nm ]) or kohen [ kṓ in ] (plural kohanim) |
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descendant of Aaron: in Judaism, a person recognized as a descendant of Aaron. The cohanim were priests in the Temple in ancient Jerusalem, and a man identified as a cohen still retains specific obligations in Orthodox Judaism today.
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| [< Hebrew kohein 'priest'] |
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