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COHEN (Hebrew for " priest ")
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V06,
Page 651
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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See also:COHEN (See also:Hebrew for " See also:priest ") , a Jewish See also:family name, implying descent from the See also:ancient See also:Hebrew priests . Many families claiming such descent are, however, not named See also:Cohen . Other forms of the name are See also:Cohn, See also:Cowen, See also:Kahn . See J . See also:Jacobs, Jewish Encyclopedia, iv . 144 . |
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