Kehuna (כהונה) means priesthood in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כְּהֻנָּה
kehuna
noun · feminine
In English
priesthood
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kehuna.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מעמד המשרתים בקודש.
וּמָשַׁחְתָּ אֹתָם כַּאֲשֶׁר מָשַׁחְתָּ אֶת־אֲבִיהֶם, וְכִהֲנוּ לִי; וְהָיְתָה לִהְיֹת לָהֶם מָשְׁחָתָם לִכְהֻנַּת עוֹלָם, לְדֹרֹתָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kehuna is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּהֻנָּה
- Written without vowel points
- כהונה
- Said
- kehuna
- Root
- כ־ה־נ
- Pattern
- קְטֻלָּה
- Plural
- כְּהֻנּוֹת
- Inflections
- כְהֻנַּת־; ר' כְּהֻנּוֹת
- Gematria
- 86
This is how Kehuna is said in other languages.
- English
- priesthood
These words mean nearly the same as Kehuna.
These words come before and after Kehuna in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kehuna.
What does Kehuna (כהונה) mean in Hebrew?
Kehuna (כהונה) means priesthood. It is said kehuna, with the stress on kehu.
What is a synonym for Kehuna (כהונה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kehuna (כהונה) are שירות.
Is Kehuna (כהונה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kehuna (כהונה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כְּהֻנּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כהנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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