English → Arabic
priest in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- kāhin
- Arabizi
kahin- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- كَهَنَةٌ kahanah
- Root
- ك ه ن
How to use it
A priest is a religious leader who performs sacred rites, especially in Christianity. In Arabic the usual word is «كاهن». It is masculine; the feminine form is «كاهنة».
Example sentences
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الكاهن يقدّم الصلوات في الكنيسة.
al-kāhin yaqdimu aṣ-ṣalawāti fī al-kanīsa.
The priest offers prayers in the church.
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سأل الكاهن عن أسرار الإيمان.
sa'ala al-kāhin ʿan asrār al-īmān.
He asked the priest about the secrets of faith.
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الكاهن ارتدى الزي الديني.
al-kāhin irtaḍā al-zī ad-dīnī.
The priest wore the religious vestments.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
My brother has become a priest.
أصبح أخي راهبا
and having a great priest over God's house,
وكاهن عظيم على بيت الله
The high priest said, "Are these things so?"
فقال رئيس الكهنة أترى هذه الامور هكذا هي.
and the priest shall value it, whether it is good or bad. As you the priest values it, so shall it be.
فيقومها الكاهن جيدة ام رديئة. فحسب تقويمك يا كاهن هكذا يكون.
And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
فيقومها الكاهن جيدة ام رديئة. فحسب تقويمك يا كاهن هكذا يكون.
Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.
مع حنان رئيس الكهنة وقيافا ويوحنا والاسكندر وجميع الذين كانوا من عشيرة رؤساء الكهنة.
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
واخذ رئيس الشرط سرايا الكاهن الرئيس وصفنيا الكاهن الثاني وحارسي الباب الثلاثة.
The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
واخذ رئيس الشرط سرايا الكاهن الرئيس وصفنيا الكاهن الثاني وحارسي الباب الثلاثة.
And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
فان رأى الكاهن واذا القوباء قد امتدّت في الجلد يحكم الكاهن بنجاسته. انها برص
The priest who offers any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered.
والكاهن الذي يقرّب محرقة انسان فجلد المحرقة التي يقرّبها يكون له.
But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him who vowed shall the priest value him.
وان كان فقيرا عن تقويمك يوقفه امام الكاهن فيقومه الكاهن. على قدر ما تنال يد الناذر يقوّمه الكاهن
But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
وان كان فقيرا عن تقويمك يوقفه امام الكاهن فيقومه الكاهن. على قدر ما تنال يد الناذر يقوّمه الكاهن
Questions and answers
Is there a specific word for a Catholic priest?
Yes, «قِسّ» is often used for a Catholic priest, while «كاهن» is more general.
Can «كاهن» refer to a priest of other religions?
It can refer to any religious officiant, but context usually clarifies the faith.
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