The high priest — the one man who entered the Holy of Holies, once a year, on Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16)
also written: kohen gadol, cohen gadol, kohen ha-gadol
In Scripture
World English Bible
“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, nor tear his clothes;
Leviticus 21:10The Torah's own definition of the office: the anointed brother, consecrated to the garments.
The congregation shall deliver the man slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he had fled. He shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
Numbers 35:25The manslayer goes free when the high priest dies — a death that ends an exile.
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Hebrew words
יום כפורyom kippur
The Day of Atonement — the one day of the…
ראש השנהrosh hashanah
“Head of the year” — the later Jewish name…
כהן גדולkohen gadol
The high priest — the one man who entered the…
ישועyeshua
Salvation — the Hebrew name of Jesus
תורהtorah
Teaching, instruction
‹ Hebrew words
כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹלkohen gadolko-HEN ga-DOL
The high priest — the one man who entered the Holy of Holies, once a year, on Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16)
“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, nor tear his clothes;
Leviticus 21:10
The congregation shall deliver the man slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he had fled. He shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
