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cohen

/ˈkoʊən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
co-hen
IPA
/ˈkoʊən/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Hebrew. The most popular Jewish surname.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical high priest Aaron, brother of Moses.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: כהן, כוהן

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkoʊən/

Inflected Forms

Cohens (plural) cohanim (plural) kohen (alternative) kohein (alternative)

Derived Forms

cohencidence cohencidental Cohenesque Cohenian Cohenist Cohenite neocohen

Phrases

Camera-Marugo-Cohen syndrome Cohen-Macaulay Cohen-Sutherland algorithm Cohen syndrome Hosaka-Cohen transformation Kohen Gadol

Frequently Paired Words

Kohen Gadol Levite

Rhymes With

owen goin' bowen rowan rohan samoan minoan lowen protozoan rowen kohen mowen

Questions

How do you pronounce cohen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊən/.
What does cohen mean?
A surname from Hebrew. The most popular Jewish surname.
Where does cohen come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce cohen

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