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Root k-h-n

Ugaritic ↔ Hebrew

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —𐎋-𐎅-𐎐↔ k-h-n. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎋-𐎅-𐎐
  • 𐎋𐎅𐎐khnnoun
    priest
  • 𐎋𐎅𐎐𐎚khntnoun
    priestess
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Hebrew

he
root: k-h-n
  • כִּהֵןkihénverb📜 Gen.14.18
    to hold a senior position
  • כְּהֻנָּהkehunánoun📜 Gen.41.19
    a senior position or service in such a position
  • כֹּהֵןkohénnoun📜 Gen.14.18
    defective spelling of כוהן
  • כִּהֵןkihénverb📜 Gen.14.18
    defective spelling of כיהן
Canonical root family: k-h-n