- (Hebrew: כֹּהֵן, romanized: kōhēn,
pronounced [koˈ(h)en]; pl. כֹּהֲנִים,
kōhănīm, [ko(h)aˈnim]) is the
Hebrew word for "priest", used in
reference to the...
-
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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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...
-
recent common ancestor of the
patrilineal Jewish priestly caste known as
Kohanim (singular Kohen, also
spelled Cohen).
According to the
traditional understanding...
- בְּנֵי צָדוֹק, romanized: bǝnē Ṣādōq) or
Zadokites is a
lineage of
priests (
kohanim)
descended from
Zadok that is
described in the
prophecies of Ezekiel. Zadok...
-
first High
Priest of Israel, were
designated as the
priestly class, the
Kohanim. The
Tribe of Levi
served particular religious duties for the Israelites...
- he
became the
first High
Priest of the Israelites.
Levitical priests or
kohanim are
traditionally believed and
halakhically required to be of
direct patrilineal...
- Not all
persons with
related surnames are
kohanim, and not all
kohanim have
related surnames. Some
Kohanim have
added a
secondary appellation to their...
- The
Synagogue of the
Kohanim of
Djirt (Hebrew: בית הכנסת כהנים הדינתרייתא, romanized: Beit
Knesset Kohanim HaDintreisa, lit. 'Synagogue of the Priests...
- Judaism,
kohanim remain subject to a
number of
restrictions concerning matters related to
marriage and
ritual purity.
Orthodox Judaism regard the
kohanim as...
