Kohen gadol (כוהן גדול) means high priest in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
high priest
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kohen gadol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יהדותראש הכהנים, האחראי העליון על סדרי הפולחן בבית המקדש.
וַיְצַו הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-חִלְקִיָּהוּ הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל וְאֶת-כֹּהֲנֵי הַמִּשְׁנֶה וְאֶת-שֹׁמְרֵי הַסַּף לְהוֹצִיא מֵהֵיכַל יהוה אֵת כָּל-הַכֵּלִים הָעֲשׂוּיִם לַבַּעַל וְלָאֲשֵׁרָה וּלְכֹל צְבָא הַשָּׁמָיִם.
- 2בהשאלההמנהיג הרוחני של תחום מסוים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kohen gadol is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- כוהן גדול
- Said
- kohen gadol
- Plural
- כֹּהֲנִים גְּדוֹלִים
- Inflections
- ר' כֹּהֲנִים גְּדוֹלִים
- Gematria
- 124
This is how Kohen gadol is said in other languages.
- English
- high priest
These words mean the opposite of Kohen gadol.
- כהן הדיוט
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These words come before and after Kohen gadol in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kohen gadol.
What does Kohen gadol (כוהן גדול) mean in Hebrew?
Kohen gadol (כוהן גדול) means high priest. It is said kohen gadol, with the stress on hen.
What is the opposite of Kohen gadol (כוהן גדול)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kohen gadol (כוהן גדול) are כהן הדיוט.
Is Kohen gadol (כוהן גדול) masculine or feminine?
The word Kohen gadol (כוהן גדול) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כֹּהֲנִים גְּדוֹלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כהן גדול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.