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(Original Author: Yehuda Novetsky, Rabbi Hillel Novetsky) |
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<p>Commentators who adopt the position that a kohen does not always mean a priest, must further decide whether in these cases the term signifies a distinguished person or a person who serves:</p> | <p>Commentators who adopt the position that a kohen does not always mean a priest, must further decide whether in these cases the term signifies a distinguished person or a person who serves:</p> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li>An important person – <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Rashi" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Abarbanel18-1" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="Abarbanel18-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 18</a><a href="Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About Abarbanel</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="HoilBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Hoil Moshe</a><a href="HoilBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Hoil Moshe" data-aht="parshan">About Hoil Moshe</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>An important person – <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Abarbanel18-1" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="Abarbanel18-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 18</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About Abarbanel</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="HoilBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Hoil Moshe</a><a href="HoilBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="R. Moshe Yitzchak Ashkenazi (Hoil Moshe)" data-aht="parshan">About Hoil Moshe</a></multilink>.</li> |
| − | <li>A person who serves – <multilink><a href="IbnJanachkhn" data-aht="source">R. Yonah ibn Janach</a><a href="IbnJanachkhn" data-aht="source">Sefer HaShorashim (כהן)</a><a href="R. Yonah ibn Janach" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Janach</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Radakkhn" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="Radakkhn" data-aht="source">Sefer HaShorashim (כהן)</a><a href="Radak" data-aht="parshan">About | + | <li>A person who serves – <multilink><a href="IbnJanachkhn" data-aht="source">R. Yonah ibn Janach</a><a href="IbnJanachkhn" data-aht="source">Sefer HaShorashim (כהן)</a><a href="R. Yonah ibn Janach" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Janach</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Radakkhn" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="Radakkhn" data-aht="source">Sefer HaShorashim (כהן)</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About Radak</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About Ramban</a></multilink>.</li> |
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<subcategory><a href="Bereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a> | <subcategory><a href="Bereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li>A priest for the Egyptian god – <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="Ramban" data-aht="parshan">About Ramban</a></multilink>'s understanding of the Midrash.</li> | + | <li>A priest for the Egyptian god – <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About Ramban</a></multilink>'s understanding of the Midrash.</li> |
| − | <li>A ruler – <multilink><a href="OnkelosBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Onkelos</a><a href="OnkelosBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="Onkelos" data-aht="parshan">About Onkelos</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="PsJBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a><a href="PsJBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="Targum Pseudo-Jonathan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Rashi" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashbamBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Rashbam</a><a href="RashbamBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="Rashbam" data-aht="parshan">About Rashbam</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="Ramban" data-aht="parshan">About Ramban</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>A ruler – <multilink><a href="OnkelosBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Onkelos</a><a href="OnkelosBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="Onkelos" data-aht="parshan">About Onkelos</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="PsJBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a><a href="PsJBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="Targum Pseudo-Jonathan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashbamBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Rashbam</a><a href="RashbamBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="R. Shemuel b. Meir (Rashbam)" data-aht="parshan">About Rashbam</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit41-45" data-aht="source">Bereshit 41:45</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About Ramban</a></multilink>.</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
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<subcategory><a href="Bereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a> | <subcategory><a href="Bereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li>Egyptian priests – <multilink><a href="OnkelosBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Onkelos</a><a href="OnkelosBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Onkelos" data-aht="parshan">About Onkelos</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="PsJBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a><a href="PsJBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Targum Pseudo-Jonathan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Rashi" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit47-26" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit47-26" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:26</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>Egyptian priests – <multilink><a href="OnkelosBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Onkelos</a><a href="OnkelosBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Onkelos" data-aht="parshan">About Onkelos</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="PsJBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a><a href="PsJBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Targum Pseudo-Jonathan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit47-26" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit47-26" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:26</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink>.</li> |
| − | <li>Egyptian ministers – <multilink><a href="ChizkuniBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Chizkuni</a><a href="ChizkuniBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Chizkuni" data-aht="parshan">About Chizkuni</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="Ralbag" data-aht="parshan">About Ralbag</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>Egyptian ministers – <multilink><a href="ChizkuniBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Chizkuni</a><a href="ChizkuniBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="R. Chizkiyah b. Manoach (Chizkuni)" data-aht="parshan">About Chizkuni</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagBereshit47-22" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:22</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershon (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About Ralbag</a></multilink>.</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
</subcategory> | </subcategory> | ||
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<li>A priest for idolatry – R. Yehoshua in <multilink><a href="MekhiltaAmalek1" data-aht="source">Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael</a><a href="MekhiltaAmalek1" data-aht="source">Yitro Amalek 1</a><a href="Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael" data-aht="parshan">About the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael</a></multilink>.</li> | <li>A priest for idolatry – R. Yehoshua in <multilink><a href="MekhiltaAmalek1" data-aht="source">Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael</a><a href="MekhiltaAmalek1" data-aht="source">Yitro Amalek 1</a><a href="Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael" data-aht="parshan">About the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael</a></multilink>.</li> | ||
<li>A priest for Hashem – <multilink><a href="IbnEzraShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Shemot 2:16</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink></li> | <li>A priest for Hashem – <multilink><a href="IbnEzraShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Shemot 2:16</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink></li> | ||
| − | <li>A minister or important person – R. Elazar HaModai in <multilink><a href="MekhiltaAmalek1" data-aht="source">Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael</a><a href="MekhiltaAmalek1" data-aht="source">Yitro Amalek 1</a><a href="Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael" data-aht="parshan">About the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="OnkelosShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Onkelos</a><a href="OnkelosShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Shemot 2:16</a><a href="Onkelos" data-aht="parshan">About Onkelos</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ChizkuniShemot18-1" data-aht="source">Chizkuni</a><a href="ChizkuniShemot18-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 18:1</a><a href="Chizkuni" data-aht="parshan">About Chizkuni</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>A minister or important person – R. Elazar HaModai in <multilink><a href="MekhiltaAmalek1" data-aht="source">Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael</a><a href="MekhiltaAmalek1" data-aht="source">Yitro Amalek 1</a><a href="Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael" data-aht="parshan">About the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="OnkelosShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Onkelos</a><a href="OnkelosShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Shemot 2:16</a><a href="Onkelos" data-aht="parshan">About Onkelos</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ChizkuniShemot18-1" data-aht="source">Chizkuni</a><a href="ChizkuniShemot18-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 18:1</a><a href="R. Chizkiyah b. Manoach (Chizkuni)" data-aht="parshan">About Chizkuni</a></multilink>.</li> |
| − | <li>A religious and a political leader – <multilink><a href="TanchumaShemot11" data-aht="source">Tanchuma</a><a href="TanchumaShemot11" data-aht="source">Yitro 1</a><a href="Tanchuma" data-aht="parshan">About the Tanchuma</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RDZHoffmannShemot2-16" data-aht="source">R. D"Z Hoffmann</a><a href="RDZHoffmannShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Shemot 18:1</a><a href="R. | + | <li>A religious and a political leader – <multilink><a href="TanchumaShemot11" data-aht="source">Tanchuma</a><a href="TanchumaShemot11" data-aht="source">Yitro 1</a><a href="Tanchuma" data-aht="parshan">About the Tanchuma</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RDZHoffmannShemot2-16" data-aht="source">R. D"Z Hoffmann</a><a href="RDZHoffmannShemot2-16" data-aht="source">Shemot 18:1</a><a href="R. David Zvi Hoffmann" data-aht="parshan">About R. D"Z Hoffmann</a></multilink>.</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
</subcategory> | </subcategory> | ||
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<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li>Priests – see [[#|here]] for various opinions on who functioned as the priests before the building of the Tabernacle.</li> | <li>Priests – see [[#|here]] for various opinions on who functioned as the priests before the building of the Tabernacle.</li> | ||
| − | <li>Officers and judges – An additional opinion in <multilink><a href="ChizkuniShemot19-22" data-aht="source">Chizkuni</a><a href="ChizkuniShemot19-22" data-aht="source">19:22</a><a href="Chizkuni" data-aht="parshan">About Chizkuni</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>Officers and judges – An additional opinion in <multilink><a href="ChizkuniShemot19-22" data-aht="source">Chizkuni</a><a href="ChizkuniShemot19-22" data-aht="source">19:22</a><a href="R. Chizkiyah b. Manoach (Chizkuni)" data-aht="parshan">About Chizkuni</a></multilink>.</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
</subcategory> | </subcategory> | ||
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<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li>A priest – <multilink><a href="Eiruvin63a" data-aht="source">Bavli Eiruvin</a><a href="Eiruvin63a" data-aht="source">Eiruvin 63a</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>.</li> | <li>A priest – <multilink><a href="Eiruvin63a" data-aht="source">Bavli Eiruvin</a><a href="Eiruvin63a" data-aht="source">Eiruvin 63a</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>.</li> | ||
| − | <li>An officer and judge – <multilink><a href="TargumYonatanShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Targum Yonatan</a><a href="TargumYonatanShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 20:26</a><a href="Targum Yonatan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Yonatan</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 20:26</a><a href="Rashi" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>An officer and judge – <multilink><a href="TargumYonatanShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Targum Yonatan</a><a href="TargumYonatanShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 20:26</a><a href="Targum Yonatan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Yonatan</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 20:26</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>.</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
</subcategory> | </subcategory> | ||
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<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li>A priest – <multilink><a href="TargumYonatanMelakhimI4-5" data-aht="source">Targum Yonatan</a><a href="TargumYonatanMelakhimI4-5" data-aht="source">Melakhim I 4:5</a><a href="Targum Yonatan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Yonatan</a></multilink>.</li> | <li>A priest – <multilink><a href="TargumYonatanMelakhimI4-5" data-aht="source">Targum Yonatan</a><a href="TargumYonatanMelakhimI4-5" data-aht="source">Melakhim I 4:5</a><a href="Targum Yonatan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Yonatan</a></multilink>.</li> | ||
| − | <li>An advisor of the king – <multilink><a href="RadakShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 20:26</a><a href="Radak" data-aht="parshan">About Radak</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>An advisor of the king – <multilink><a href="RadakShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakShemuelII20-26" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 20:26</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About Radak</a></multilink>.</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
</subcategory> | </subcategory> | ||
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<subcategory><a href="MelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Melakhim II 10:11</a> | <subcategory><a href="MelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Melakhim II 10:11</a> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li>Priests for idolatry – <multilink><a href="RadakMelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakMelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Melakhim II 10:11</a><a href="Radak" data-aht="parshan">About Radak</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>Priests for idolatry – <multilink><a href="RadakMelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakMelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Melakhim II 10:11</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About Radak</a></multilink>.</li> |
<li>Ahav's friends – <multilink><a href="TargumYonatanMelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Targum Yonatan</a><a href="TargumYonatanMelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Melakhim II 10:11</a><a href="Targum Yonatan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Yonatan</a></multilink>.</li> | <li>Ahav's friends – <multilink><a href="TargumYonatanMelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Targum Yonatan</a><a href="TargumYonatanMelakhimII10-11" data-aht="source">Melakhim II 10:11</a><a href="Targum Yonatan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Yonatan</a></multilink>.</li> | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
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<subcategory><a href="Tehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Tehillim 110:4</a> | <subcategory><a href="Tehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Tehillim 110:4</a> | ||
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| − | <li>A priest who serves Hashem – <multilink><a href="RashiTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Tehillim 110:4</a><a href="Rashi" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Tehillim 110:4</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>A priest who serves Hashem – <multilink><a href="RashiTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Tehillim 110:4</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Tehillim 110:4</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About Ibn Ezra</a></multilink>.</li> |
| − | <li>A king or governor – <multilink><a href="RadakTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Tehillim 110:4</a><a href="Radak" data-aht="parshan">About Radak</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>A king or governor – <multilink><a href="RadakTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakTehillim110-4" data-aht="source">Tehillim 110:4</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About Radak</a></multilink>.</li> |
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| − | <li>Priests – <multilink><a href="MalbimIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Malbim</a><a href="MalbimIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Iyyov 12:19</a><a href="Malbim" data-aht="parshan">About Malbim</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>Priests – <multilink><a href="MalbimIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Malbim</a><a href="MalbimIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Iyyov 12:19</a><a href="R. Meir Leibush Weiser (Malbim)" data-aht="parshan">About Malbim</a></multilink>.</li> |
| − | <li>Ministers – <multilink><a href="RashiIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Iyyov 12:19</a><a href="Rashi" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Iyyov 12:19</a><a href="Ralbag" data-aht="parshan">About Ralbag</a></multilink>.</li> | + | <li>Ministers – <multilink><a href="RashiIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Iyyov 12:19</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About Rashi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagIyyov12-19" data-aht="source">Iyyov 12:19</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershon (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About Ralbag</a></multilink>.</li> |
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Version as of 06:26, 1 January 2015
כֹּהֵן
| Part of Speech | Noun |
|---|---|
| Occurrences | |
| Possible Meanings |
|
| Related Words | כהן |
Possible Meanings
1. Priest
- Biblical verses – The vast majority of the occurrences of both the noun כֹּהֵן and verb כהן refer to a priest who works in the service of either Hashem or an idolatrous god.
- Additional data –
2. Distinguished individual
- Biblical verses – In Shemuel II 8:18,1 כֹּהֵן does not speak of a priest, but rather of a different type of distinguished individual – see below for options. See also Yeshayahu 61:10 where the verb yekhahen does not mean to serve as a priest, but rather to be adorned or clothed (perhaps, like a priest).
- Additional data –
Commentators who adopt the position that a kohen does not always mean a priest, must further decide whether in these cases the term signifies a distinguished person or a person who serves:
- An important person – Rashi, Abarbanel, Hoil Moshe.
- A person who serves – R. Yonah ibn Janach, Ibn Ezra, Radak, Ramban.
Disputed Cases
There are a number of cases where commentators disagree as to whether the term kohen is a religious or secular title (in many of these the kohen is in the service of a king):
Bereshit 41:45
Bereshit 47:22
Shemot 2:16
See Yitro's religious identity for a full discussion.
- A priest for idolatry – R. Yehoshua in Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael.
- A priest for Hashem – Ibn Ezra
- A minister or important person – R. Elazar HaModai in Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, Onkelos, Chizkuni.
- A religious and a political leader – Tanchuma, R. D"Z Hoffmann.
Shemot 19:22
Shemuel II 20:26
- A priest – Bavli Eiruvin.
- An officer and judge – Targum Yonatan, Rashi.
Melakhim I 4:5
- A priest – Targum Yonatan.
- An advisor of the king – Radak.
Melakhim II 10:11
- Priests for idolatry – Radak.
- Ahav's friends – Targum Yonatan.
