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Strong's H3547 כָּהַן (kahan)

Kahan means “deck” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3547 — nomodidaskalos in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3547
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 9

Strong's H3547 Quick Answer

Strong's H3547 כָּהַן (kahan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kahan (kaw-han') v. 1. to officiate as a priest 2. (figuratively) to put on regalia It has 23 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include priest's and priest. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
kahan (kaw-han') v. 1. to officiate as a priest 2. (figuratively) to put on regalia
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
priest's and priest

Meaning and Definition

kahan (kaw-han') v. 1. to officiate as a priest 2. (figuratively) to put on regalia [a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services, but used only as denominative from H3548] KJV: deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office). Root(s): H3548

Original Word
כָּהַן
Transliteration
kahan
Derivation
Root: כהן First root strongs: 3548
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3547. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to minister

Usage: 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

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How Strong's H3547 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kahan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

priest's Exodus 28:1 16× priest Exodus 31:10

How Strong's H3547 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3547 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3547 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 28:1 KJV

And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

Exodus 28:3 KJV

And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Exodus 28:4 KJV

And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3547.

Exodus 28:1 Old Testament, KJV
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
Exodus 28:3 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 28:4 Old Testament, KJV
And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 28:41 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 29:1 Old Testament, KJV
And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,
Exodus 29:44 Old Testament, KJV
And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.
Exodus 30:30 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 31:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,
Exodus 35:19 Old Testament, KJV
The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
Exodus 39:41 Old Testament, KJV
The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister in the priest's office.
Exodus 40:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 40:15 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Leviticus 7:35 Old Testament, KJV
This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's office;
Leviticus 16:32 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
Numbers 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
Numbers 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
Deuteronomy 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
1 Chronicles 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
1 Chronicles 24:2 Old Testament, KJV
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
2 Chronicles 11:14 Old Testament, KJV
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:
Isaiah 61:10 Old Testament, KJV
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Ezekiel 44:13 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.
Hosea 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3547, grouped by book.

Exodus 12 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3547 FAQ

What does kahan (כָּהַן) mean?

Kahan (Strong's H3547) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "deck". kahan (kaw-han') v. 1. to officiate as a priest 2. (figuratively) to put on regalia

How many times is kahan (כָּהַן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H3547 across 9 books.

Where can I study kahan (כָּהַן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3547 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate kahan (כָּהַן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as priest's and priest. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.