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| co·hen [ kṓ ən ] (plural co·hens or co·han·im [ kṓ ənim ]) or ko·hen [ kṓ ən ] (plural ko·han·im) |
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descendant of Aaron: in Judaism, a person recognized as a descendant of Aaron. The cohanim were priests in the Temple in ancient Jerusalem, and a man identified as a cohen still retains specific obligations in Orthodox Judaism today.
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