High priest in Hebrew is כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל (kohen gadol).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל
kohen gadol
noun · masculine
In English
high priest
These are the Hebrew words for high priest as a noun.
Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice
- כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹלכהן גדולkohen gadolmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל.
- Written with vowel points
- כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- כהן גדול
- Said
- kohen gadol
- Plural
- כֹּהֲנִים גְּדוֹלִים
- Its meanings in English
- high priest, high priest: the chief priest
These words come before and after high priest in the list.
These are the questions people ask about high priest in Hebrew.
How do you say high priest in Hebrew?
high priest in Hebrew is כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל, said kohen gadol. Without vowel points it is written כהן גדול. Its plural is כֹּהֲנִים גְּדוֹלִים.
Is כהן גדול masculine or feminine?
The word כהן גדול is masculine.
What else does כהן גדול mean in English?
Besides high priest, כהן גדול can mean high priest: the chief priest.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry high priest and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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