Meaning Cohen
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Jewish surname indicating priestly descent, from Hebrew kohen "priest," from base of kihen "he acted as priest," related to Arabic kahana "he divined, prophesied."
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Cohen is the Hebrew word for priest, which refers to a direct male descendant of Aaron, the brother of Moses. The plural is Cohanim.
Source: familytreedna.com

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United States Secretary of Defense, 12/96-
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Ruth Cohen is one of the select band of leading professional economists whose importance is measured more by her emphatically commonsense influence ...
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The most popular Jewish surname.
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical Aaron, brother of Moses.
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From a common Jewish surname that was derived from Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen) meaning "priest". This surname was traditionally associated with the hereditary priests who claimed descent f [..]
Source: behindthename.com





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