Strong's H3550 · Hebrew
כְּהֻנָּה
kᵉhunnâh · /keh-hoon-naw'/
Definition
priesthood
KJV: priesthood, priest's office.
Root / derivation: from H3547 (כָּהַן);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כְּהֻנָּה across 12 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
12 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus2 verses
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. put: Heb. bind consecrate: Heb. fill the hand of
Exodus 40:15And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
Numbers5 verses
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Numbers 16:10And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
Numbers 18:1And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
Numbers 18:7Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Numbers 25:13And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
Nehemiah2 verses
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
Nehemiah 13:29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. because: Heb. for the defilings
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3550 (kᵉhunnâh) mean?
priesthood
How many times does H3550 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3550 (כְּהֻנָּה) appears in 12 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “priesthood.”
How is kᵉhunnâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3550 is rendered as “priesthood” (9×), “office” (4×), “offices” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word כְּהֻנָּה come from?
from H3547 (כָּהַן);