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Kohentov and Kohenteb; the suffix literally means good, meaning that one could rely on them as being a Kohen when needing one for redeeming a firstborn male child.
159:, he is generally regarded as the patriarch of the lineage and the first Kohen. A single such priest was known as a Kohen, and the hereditary caste descending from these priests is collectively known as the
197:(someone who converted to Judaism). Nor should an observant Kohen come into contact with the dead or enter a cemetery unless for the death of a close relative.
518:, Jachmann-Kohn, Jachkone, Kogenmann, Kogenman, Kogner, Kogener, Kagen, Kohnberger, Kohnstamm, Cohner, Kohner, Kahnmann, Kahaneman, Cahnmann, Korenfeld
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804:"Counting the Cohens, and some of them could be named Katz"
721:"What's the Deal With People Using Cohen as a First Name?"
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Leonard Cohen: tra storia, musica ed ebraismo
619:: Coen, Cohen, Koen, Kohen, Cannoh, Canno, Canoh, Coy,
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454:: al-Kohen, al-Kahen, al-Kahin, Tawil, Tabili, Taguili
892:"Rav Elazar Kahanow, ZT"L, on this tenth Yarhrtzeit"
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163:. As multiple languages were acquired through the
34:For a list of persons with the surname Cohen, see
475:: Cohen, Käin, Kohen, Chaplin, Kohn, Kon, Cogen
693:(3). University of Wisconsin Press: 451–474.
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940:"The Tribe: The Cohen-Levi Family Heritage"
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127:The Suleiman ben Pinhas Cohen family of
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492:(כהן צדק) "righteous priest"),
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662:אלון, אמיר (4 February 2019).
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508:: Koenishvili, Kohen
460:: Kohanian, Kohanyan
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