cohen

C3O1H4E1N1
US/ˈkoʊən/

noun

A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical high priest Aaron, brother of Moses.

OriginHebrew כוהן \ כֹּהֵן →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

cohen1

nouncohen (plural cohens or cohanim)

plural cohens · plural cohanim · alternative kohen · alternative kohein

  1. A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical high priest Aaron, brother of Moses.

Cohen2

proper nounCohen (plural Cohens)

plural Cohens

  1. A surname from Hebrew. The most popular Jewish surname.

    In a statement on its website, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen defended the designation.

    2018 August 8, Laura Jarrett, “Sessions: Group that backed baker who turned away gay couple not a ‘hate group’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2022
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

cohen · noun

  1. Hebrewכוהן \ כֹּהֵן“cohen”
  2. Englishcohen

From Hebrew כוהן \ כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”).

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Cohen · proper noun

  1. Hebrewכֹּהֵן“cohen”
  2. EnglishCohen

From Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”).

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Translations

Esperanto koheno
  • kohenoa descendant of Aaron
Hebrew כוהן
  • כוהן (kohén)a descendant of Aaron
Spanish cohen
  • cohena descendant of Aaron
Yiddish כּהן
  • כּהן (koyen)a descendant of Aaron

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

enochCheonchone
Cite this entry
APA

cohen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohen

MLA

“cohen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cohen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohen.

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