Kohen is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides. They are traditionally believed, and halakhically required, to be of direct patr
The high priest in his golden garments (the chain censer depicted is anachronistic).
The priestly breastplate of the high priest.
Kohen, Kohen Gadol and a Levite (Charles Foster, 1873)
Qodeš l-Yahweh (Paleo-Hebrew alphabet), "Holy to Yahweh", an inscription worn on the forehead of the High Priest of Israel
Cohen is a surname of Jewish, Samaritan and Biblical origins. It is a common Jewish surname, and is the most common surname in Israel.
Kohen
…Names often associated with kohanim include: Cohen, also spelled Kahn Katz (Hebrew abbreviation of Kohen Tzedeq, "priest of justice"/"authentic priest…
The Suleiman ben Pinhas al-Cohen family of Sana'a, circa 1944