Strong's Hebrew #3547 - כָּהַן kahan (to act as a priest)

deck, be do the office of a, execute the, minister in the priest's office

A primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services; but used only as denominative from kohen; to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia -- deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).

see HEBREW kohen

1) to act as a priest, minister in a priest’s office
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to minister as a priest, serve as a priest
1a2) to be or become a priest
1a3) to play the priest
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services
Same Word by TWOT Number: 959

II. [כָּהַן] verb only

Pi`el denominative act as priest; — Perfect כִּהֵן Exodus 40:13; 1 Chronicles 5:36; 3masculine plural כִּהֲנוּ Exodus 28:41; Exodus 40:15; Imperfect3masculine singular יְכַהֵן Numbers 3:4 2t.; plural יְכַהֲנוּ 1 Chronicles 24:2; Infinitive construct כַּהֵן Exodus 29:1 11t.; suffix כַּהֲנוֺ Exodus 28:1,3,4. —

1 minister as a priest, absolute Exodus 31:10; Exodus 35:19; Exodus 39:41; Leviticus 16:32; Numbers 3:3,4 (all P); לִי ׳כ minister to me (׳י) Exodus 28:1,3,4,41; Exodus 29:1,44; Exodus 30:30; Exodus 40:13,15 (all P), Ezekiel 44:13; Hosea 4:6; ליהוה ׳כ Leviticus 7:35 (P), 1 Chronicles 5:36; 1 Chronicles 24:2; 2Chronicles 11:14 (always of Aaron and his sons, except Ezekiel 44:13; 2Chronicles 11:14, where Levites are forbidden to minister; and Hosea 4:6 of Israel, whose national priesthood is taken away).

2 be or become priest Deuteronomy 10:6 (E ?).

3 play the priest: כֶּחָתָן יְכַהֵן מְּאֵר Isaiah 61:10 as a bridegroom (that) priests it with his turban, decks himself with a splendid turban such as the priests wore.

Strong's Hebrew: 3547. כָּהַן (kahan) — 23 Occurrences

Exodus 28:1
HEB: בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְכַהֲנוֹ־ לִ֑י אַהֲרֹ֕ן
NAS: of Israel, to minister as priest to Me -- Aaron,
KJV: of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, [even] Aaron,
INT: the sons of Israel to minister Aaron Nadab

Exodus 28:3
HEB: אַהֲרֹ֛ן לְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹ לְכַהֲנוֹ־ לִֽי׃
NAS: to consecrate him, that he may minister as priest to Me.
KJV: to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
INT: Aaron's to consecrate may minister

Exodus 28:4
HEB: אָחִ֛יךָ וּלְבָנָ֖יו לְכַהֲנוֹ־ לִֽי׃
NAS: and his sons, that he may minister as priest to Me.
KJV: and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
INT: your brother and his sons may minister

Exodus 28:41
HEB: וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם וְכִהֲנ֥וּ לִֽי׃
NAS: them and consecrate them, that they may serve Me as priests.
KJV: them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
INT: them and consecrate may serve

Exodus 29:1
HEB: לְקַדֵּ֥שׁ אֹתָ֖ם לְכַהֵ֣ן לִ֑י לְ֠קַח
NAS: to them to consecrate them to minister as priests to Me: take
KJV: unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take
INT: shall do to consecrate to minister take bull

Exodus 29:44
HEB: בָּנָ֛יו אֲקַדֵּ֖שׁ לְכַהֵ֥ן לִֽי׃
NAS: and his sons to minister as priests to Me.
KJV: and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.
INT: and his sons consecrate to minister

Exodus 30:30
HEB: וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם לְכַהֵ֥ן לִֽי׃
NAS: and consecrate them, that they may minister as priests to Me.
KJV: and consecrate them, that [they] may minister unto me in the priest's office.
INT: shall anoint and consecrate may minister

Exodus 31:10
HEB: בִּגְדֵ֥י בָנָ֖יו לְכַהֵֽן׃
NAS: of his sons, [with which] to carry on their priesthood;
KJV: of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,
INT: and the garments of his sons carry

Exodus 35:19
HEB: בִּגְדֵ֥י בָנָ֖יו לְכַהֵֽן׃
NAS: of his sons, to minister as priests.'
KJV: of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
INT: and the garments of his sons to minister

Exodus 39:41
HEB: בִּגְדֵ֥י בָנָ֖יו לְכַהֵֽן׃
NAS: of his sons, to minister as priests.
KJV: garments, to minister in the priest's office.
INT: and the garments of his sons to minister

Exodus 40:13
HEB: וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ אֹת֖וֹ וְכִהֵ֥ן לִֽי׃
NAS: him and consecrate him, that he may minister as a priest to Me.
KJV: him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
INT: and anoint and consecrate may minister

Exodus 40:15
HEB: אֶת־ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם וְכִהֲנ֖וּ לִ֑י וְ֠הָיְתָה
NAS: their father, that they may minister as priests to Me; and their anointing
KJV: their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing
INT: have anointed their father may minister will qualify will qualify

Leviticus 7:35
HEB: הִקְרִ֣יב אֹתָ֔ם לְכַהֵ֖ן לַיהוָֽה׃
NAS: when he presented them to serve as priests to the LORD.
KJV: them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's office;
INT: day presented to serve to the LORD

Leviticus 16:32
HEB: אֶת־ יָד֔וֹ לְכַהֵ֖ן תַּ֣חַת אָבִ֑יו
NAS: and ordained to serve as priest in his father's
KJV: and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's
INT: accomplish able to serve place his father's

Numbers 3:3
HEB: מִלֵּ֥א יָדָ֖ם לְכַהֵֽן׃
NAS: whom he ordained to serve as priests.
KJV: whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
INT: accomplish able to serve

Numbers 3:4
HEB: הָי֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיְכַהֵ֤ן אֶלְעָזָר֙ וְאִ֣יתָמָ֔ר
NAS: and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime
KJV: and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight
INT: no had served Eleazar and Ithamar

Deuteronomy 10:6
HEB: וַיִּקָּבֵ֣ר שָׁ֔ם וַיְכַהֵ֛ן אֶלְעָזָ֥ר בְּנ֖וֹ
NAS: his son ministered as priest in his place.
KJV: his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
INT: was buried and there ministered and Eleazar his son

1 Chronicles 6:10
HEB: ה֚וּא אֲשֶׁ֣ר כִּהֵ֔ן בַּבַּ֕יִת אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: (it was he who served as the priest in the house
KJV: Azariah, (he [it is] that executed the priest's office in the temple
INT: he who served the house which

1 Chronicles 24:2
HEB: הָי֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וַֽיְכַהֲנ֔וּ אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאִיתָמָֽר׃
NAS: and Ithamar served as priests.
KJV: and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
INT: and had like served Eleazar and Ithamar

2 Chronicles 11:14
HEB: יָֽרָבְעָם֙ וּבָנָ֔יו מִכַּהֵ֖ן לַיהוָֽה׃
NAS: had excluded them from serving as priests to the LORD.
KJV: had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:
INT: Jeroboam and his sons serving to the LORD

Isaiah 61:10
HEB: יְעָטָ֑נִי כֶּֽחָתָן֙ יְכַהֵ֣ן פְּאֵ֔ר וְכַכַּלָּ֖ה
NAS: As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
KJV: as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments,
INT: covered A bridegroom decks A garland A bride

Ezekiel 44:13
HEB: יִגְּשׁ֤וּ אֵלַי֙ לְכַהֵ֣ן לִ֔י וְלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙
NAS: near to Me to serve as a priest to Me, nor
KJV: And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near
INT: come to me serve near unto

Hosea 4:6
HEB: מָאַ֗סְתָּ וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ מִכַּהֵ֣ן לִ֔י וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙
NAS: I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten
KJV: I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten
INT: have rejected will reject my priest have forgotten the law