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The meaning of כְּהֻנָּה

Understanding kᵉhunnâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

priesthood, priest's office. - priesthood 1) priesthood

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כְּהֻנָּה

Phonetickeh-hoon-naw'
Transliterationkᵉhunnâh
Grammar Code
H:N-F
Hebrew Noun, Feminine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

priesthood, priest's office. - priesthood 1) priesthood

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

12 total references
ReferenceText
Exodus 40:15

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

Word: כְּהֻנָּה (kᵉhunnâh)
Numbers 18:1

And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

Word: כְּהֻנָּה (kᵉhunnâh)
Joshua 18:7

But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.

Word: כְּהֻנָּה (kᵉhunnâh)
1 Samuel 2:36

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

Word: כְּהֻנָּה (kᵉhunnâh)
Ezra 2:62

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

Word: כְּהֻנָּה (kᵉhunnâh)

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