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  • noun Plural form of cohen.

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Examples

  • [Link] Problem is, at least six parliamentarians are cohanim (or kohanim), and the whole Parliament building could be declared off-limits to them.

    Cohanim Beware! 2006

  • The care that cohanim must take is evident from this plaque affixed to a wall in Krakow: COHANIM BEWARE!!!

    Cohanim Beware! 2006

  • THE SIDEWALK ON THIS SIDE AND A PART OF THE ROADWAY HAVE BEEN PAVED OVER GRAVES. See The Tribe: Cohen-Levi Family Heritage for a history of the cohanim, an account of their family-specific privileges and responsibilities, and a very good article on the discovery of the "Cohen Gene" — a remarkable confluence of science and tradition.

    Cohanim Beware! 2006

  • Since the Conservative movement already allows cohanim to marry divorcees, the question is moot in practice.

    The Decision Is In: Yes to Gay Rabbis, Commitment Ceremonies | Jewschool 2006

  • Worse still, women among them engaged to cohanim would discover that they cannot halachically marry their fiancés.

    New York Sun - Articles 2010

  • Torah won't be lost from the cohanim, or counsel from the wise, or words from the prophets.

    Sarx Huw 2010

  • Worse still, women among them engaged to cohanim would discover that they cannot halachically marry their fiancés.

    New Jersey Jewish News 2010

  • At that time the head cohanim decided to do away with El ` azar too, since it was because of him that large numbers of the Judeans were leaving their leaders and putting their trust in Yeshua.

    Sarx Huw 2010

  • A majority of cohanim, or priests, have a common genetic marker, but Levites (of whom priests are supposedly a subset) do not.

    WN.com - Articles related to Iran could halt 20% uranium enrichment if given fuel 2010

  • A majority of cohanim, or priests, have a common genetic marker, but

    WN.com - Articles related to Iran could halt 20% uranium enrichment if given fuel 2010

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