priesthood

Root √כהן: כהן כֹּהֵן כהן כהן כהנת Arabic Arabic Arabic Arabic divine a seer priest priestess (√ of foll; mng. dub. v. Dr 28 6, 18; Ar. vb.is, and(Qor 52:29) is, the organ (mostly) of a jinn, rarely of a god: theand themust have been orig. identical (both alike being guardians of an oracle, at a sanctuary); but their functions diverged: thegradually lost his connexion with the sanctuary, and sank to be a mere diviner; theacquired fuller sacrif. functions: v. RS Enc. Brit. ed. 9, xix, 727; We Skizzen iii. 130f. 167; Now Arch ili. 89f.; Phis).

כְּהֻנָּה n.f priesthood .