Cohen
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noun, plural Co·ha·nim 
[Sephardic Hebrew kaw-hah-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew koh-hah-nim, -hah-nim] . English, Co·hens.
[Sephardic Hebrew kaw-hah-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew koh-hah-nim, -hah-nim] . English, Co·hens. a member of the Jewish priestly class, descended from Aaron, having sacrificial, ministerial, and other sacred functions from Aaronic times to about the 1st century a.d. and now having essentially honorific religious duties and prerogatives.
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Cohen1 (ˈkəʊən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Leonard. born 1934, Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet; recordings include Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968), Songs of Love and Hate (1971), I'm Your Man (1988), and Ten New Songs (2001) |
| 2. | Stanley. born 1922, US biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1986 |
| Cohen2 (kɒˈhɛn, kɔɪn) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of Kohen | |
| Kohen or Cohen (kɒˈhɛn, kɔɪn, kɒˈhɛn, kɔɪn) | |
| —n | |
| Judaism a member of the priestly family of the Tribe of Levi, descended from Aaron, who has certain ritual privileges in the synagogue service | |
| [from Hebrew, literally: priest] | |
| Cohen or Cohen | |
| —n | |
| [from Hebrew, literally: priest] | |
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Word Origin & History
Cohen
Jewish surname indicating priestly descent, from Heb. kohen "priest," from base of kihen "he acted as priest," rel. to Arabic kahana "he divined, prophesied."
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Medical Dictionary
Cohen Co·hen (kō'ən), Stanley. Born 1922.
American biochemist. He shared a 1986 Nobel Prize for the discovery of the epidermal growth factor.
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