For the Hawaiian religious practitioner, see Kahuna. For other uses, see Kohen (disambiguation).
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Kohen (Hebrew: כֹּהֵן, kōhēn, [koˈ(h)en], "priest", pl. כֹּהֲנִים, kōhănīm, [koˈ(h)anim], "priests") is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides.[1] They are traditionally believed and halakhically required to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron (also Aharon), brother of Moses, and thus belong to the Tribe of Levi.[2]
During the existence of the Temple in Jerusalem (and previously the Tabernacle), kohanim performed the Temple sacrificial offerings, which were only permitted to be offered by them. Following its destruction, it seems that most of them joined the Synagogal Jewish movement before adopting gradually Rabbinic Judaism or Christianity.[3] Today, kohanim retain a lesser though distinct status within Rabbinic and Karaite Judaism, including certain honors and restrictions.
In the Samaritan community, the kohanim have remained the primary religious leaders. Ethiopian Jewish religious leaders are sometimes called kahen, a form of the same word, but the position is not hereditary and their duties are more like those of rabbis than kohanim in most Jewish communities.
^Mark Leuchter, Mark Leuchter (2021). "How All Kohanim Became Sons of Aaron". TheTorah.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^McDowell, Gavin; Naiweld, Ron; Stökl Ben Ezra, Daniel, eds. (2021). Diversity and Rabbinization: Jewish Texts and Societies between 400 and 1000 CE. Semitic Languages and Cultures. Vol. 7. Open Book Publishers. doi:10.11647/obp.0219. ISBN 978-1-78374-993-5.
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