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  3. to serve as a priest (Cohen); to hold a senior office

Verb Conjugation To serve as a priest (Cohen); to hold a senior office לְכַהֵן

Verb
Root:

כ - ה - ן

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

to serve as a priest (Cohen); to hold a senior office

Singular

Plural

Word Form

Person

Masculine

Feminine

Masculine

Feminine

Present Tense

מְכַהֵן

mechahen

I / you m. sg. / he / it serve(s) as a priest

מְכַהֶנֶת

mechahenet

I / you f. sg. / she / it serve(s) as a priest

מְכַהֲנִים

mechahanim

we / you m. pl. / they m. serve as a priest

מְכַהֲנוֹת

mechahanot

we / you f. pl. / they f. serve as a priest

Past Tense

1st

כִּהַנְתִּי ~ כיהנתי

kihanti

I served as a priest

כִּהַנּוּ ~ כיהנו

kihannu

we served as a priest

2nd

כִּהַנְתָּ ~ כיהנת

kihanta

you m. sg. served as a priest

כִּהַנְתְּ ~ כיהנת

kihant

you f. sg. served as a priest

כִּהַנְתֶּם ~ כיהנתם

kihantem

you m. pl. served as a priest

כִּהַנְתֶּן ~ כיהנתן

kihanten

you f. pl. served as a priest

3rd

כִּהֵן ~ כיהן

kihen

he / it served as a priest

כִּהֲנָה ~ כיהנה

kihana

she / it served as a priest

כִּהֲנוּ ~ כיהנו

kihanu

they served as a priest

Future Tense

1st

אֲכַהֵן

achahen

I will serve as a priest

נְכַהֵן

nechahen

we will serve as a priest

2nd

תְּכַהֵן

techahen

you m. sg. will serve as a priest

תְּכַהֲנִי

techahani

you f. sg. will serve as a priest

תְּכַהֲנוּ

techahanu

you m. pl. will serve as a priest

תְּכַהֵנָּה

techahenna

you f. pl. will serve as a priest

3rd

יְכַהֵן

yechahen

he / it will serve as a priest

תְּכַהֵן

techahen

she / it will serve as a priest

יְכַהֲנוּ

yechahanu

they m. will serve as a priest

תְּכַהֵנָּה

techahenna

they f. will serve as a priest

Imperative

כַּהֵן!‏

kahen!

(to a man) serve as a priest!

כַּהֲנִי!‏

kahani!

(to a woman) serve as a priest!

כַּהֲנוּ!‏

kahanu!

(to men) serve as a priest!

כַּהֵנָּה!‏

kahenna!

(to women) serve as a priest!

Infinitive

לְכַהֵן

lechahen

to serve as a priest