# כָּהֵן (kahen)

Israeli respelling: ka-hen. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3549. 8 Old Testament occurrences.

{one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}

King James renderings: priest.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/kahen-h3549

## Occurrences

- [Ezra 6:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/6/9) — And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine…
- [Ezra 6:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/6/16) — And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house…
- [Ezra 6:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/6/18) — And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is writ…
- [Ezra 7:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/7/12) — Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
- [Ezra 7:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/7/13) — I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill…
- [Ezra 7:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/7/16) — And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the pries…
- [Ezra 7:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/7/21) — And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the…
- [Ezra 7:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/7/24) — Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall…