(all JE), 1 K 8:3 , 6 , 10 , 11 ; Eli was הכהן 1 S 1: 9; 2:11 ; כ׳ יהוה 14: 3; and his sons כ׳ ליהוה 1 S 1: 3; a מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים 1 S 2:13 mentions the ministering priest הכהן and the נַעַר הַכּ׳ 1 S 2:1 3, 14 , 15 (×2), Ahijah was הַכּ׳ in time of Saul 1 S 14:19 (×2); 36 ; Abimelech הַכּ׳ at Nob, a priestly centre, 1 S 21:2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 10 ; 22:11 ; where were many כֹּהֲנֵי י׳ 1 S 22:17 (×2), 21 , all slain by Saul except Abiathar son of Ahimelech 1 S 22:11 , 18 (×2), 19 , who became הַכּ׳ 1 S 23:9 ; 30:7 1 K 1: 7, 19 , 25 , 42 ; 2:22 , 26 ; Zadok later was הַכּ׳ 2 S 15:27 1 K 1: 8, 26 , 32 , 34 , 38 , 39 , 44 , 45 ; 2:35 ; 3:2 1 Ch 16:3 9; 24:6 : so that the two were
(ה)כהנים
2 S 8:17
=
1 Ch 18:16
(read
וְאֶבְיָתָר בֶּן־אח׳
2 S 8:17
ã
We Dr
, and correct
1 Ch 18:16
accordingly)
2 S 15:35
(×2);
17:15
;
19:12
;
20:25 1 K 4:4
; Sol. removed Abiathar
1 K 2:27
and Zadok was anointed
לְכֹהֵן
according to
1 Ch 29:22
;
cf.
prediction of rejection of house of Eli and selection of
כ׳ נֶאֱמָן
1 S 2:2
8,
35
; Jehoiada
הַכּ׳
led the revolution against Athaliah
2 K 11:9
(×2),
10
,
15
(×2),
18
;
12:3
,
8
,
10
=
2 Ch 22:1
1;
23:8
(×2),
9
,
14
(×2);
24:2
,
20
,
25
, perhaps also
Je 29:26
;
הנהנים
sustaining him in his reforms
2 K 12:5
,
6
,
7
,
8
,
9
,
10
,
17
; Uriah was
הַכּ׳
in the reign of Ahaz
2 K 16:10
,
11
(×2),
15
,
16 Is 8:
2; Hilkiah of Josiah
2 K 22:10
,
12
,
14
;
23:24 2 Ch 34:1
4,
18
. Other individual priests are named, e.g.: Pahhur of Jehoiachin
Je 20:1
; Zephaniah of Zedekiah
Je 21:1
;
29:25
,
26
,
29
;
37:3
;
הַכּ׳
is Ezekiel’s title
Ez 1:3
. Priests are classed with officials of state: prophets and priests
2 K 23:2 Is 28:7 Je 5:3
1;
6:13
;
8:10
;
14:18
;
23:11
,
33
,
34
;
26:7
,
8
,
11
,
16
;
29:1 La 2:2
0;
4:13
; priests and elders
La 1:19
;
4:16
; king and priest
La 2:6
; kings, priests, and prophets
Je 13:13
; kings, princes, and priests
Je 1:18
; princes, enuchs, and priests
Je 34:19
; priest, sage, and prophet
Je 18:18
; chiefs, priests, and prophets
Mi 3:11
; prophets, priests, and elders
Ez 7:26
; kings, princes, priests, and prophets
Je 2:26
;
4:9
;
8:1
;
32:32
; princes, judges, prophets, and priests
Zp 3:4
; seeming to exclude any other officials. Apparently in the same generic sense
הכהנים
Je 1:
1;
2:8
;
27:16
;
28:1
,
5
;
29:25
;
31:14
;
כַּכֹּהֵן
Is 24:
2;
כהנים
Jb 12:1
9;
כהניה
La 1:4 Ez 22:2
6;
כהניו
ψ 78:64
.
Moses and Aaron among his priests
ψ 99:6
includes Moses (against
P
). Zion’s priests clothed with righteousness and salvation
ψ 132:9
,
16
=
2 Ch 6:4
1, prob. here also.
•
5.
Levitical priests
הַלְוִיִּם הַכֹּהֲנִים
Dt 17:
9,
18
;
18:1
;
24:8
;
27:9 Jos 3:
3;
8:33
(all
D
),
Je 33:18
(inverted),
v
21
(neither in
Ö
),
2 Ch 5:5
(
=
וְהַלּ׳ הַכּ׳
1 K 8:
4: Chronicler retains original Deuteronomic reading),
Ez 43:19
;
44:15
(
cf.
6
);
הַכּ׳ בְנֵי לֵוִי
Dt 21:
5;
31:9
;
לקח לכ׳ לל׳
Is 66:21
take for priests, for Levites
(of the nations in Messianic age). Doubtless of same class are:
הַכֹּהֲנִים
Dt 18:
3;
19:17 Jos 3:
6,
8
;
4:11
(
D
); and
הַכֹּהֵן
, the priest
D Deuteronomist in Dt., in other books Deuteronomic author or redactor.