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Cohen

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[ koh-uhn ]

noun

  1. Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
  2. Octav·us Roy [ok-, tav, -, uh, s], 1891–1959, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.


Cohen

2
or ·

[ koh-uhn; Sephardic Hebrew kaw-henAshkenazic Hebrew koh-heyn, koh-heyn, koin ]

noun

plural Cohanim English Cohens.
  1. a member of the Jewish priestly class, descended from Aaron, having sacrificial, ministerial, and other sacred functions from Aaronic times to about the 1st century a.d. and now having essentially honorific religious duties and prerogatives.

Cohen

1

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. CohenLeonard1934MCanadianMUSIC: singerMUSIC: songwriterWRITING: poet Leonard. born 1934, Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet; recordings include Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968), Songs of Love and Hate (1971), I'm Your Man (1988), and Ten New Songs (2001)
  2. CohenStanley1922MUSSCIENCE: chemist Stanley. born 1922, US biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1986
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cohen

2

/ kɒˈhɛn; kɔɪn /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Kohen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Cohen1

From the Hebrew word ōŧ priest
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Eliya Cohen, 28, who was also held for 505 days, told Israel's Channel 12 that once a week Hamas gunmen would make him and other hostages take off all their clothes and would tell them: "You you're not quite there, you're not thin enough... I'm thinking about cutting the food even more."

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Sharon Cohen, a spokesperson for the museum at the time, was quoted by AD as saying: "It is normal procedure for people to pay if they damage art."

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The High Court Judge hearing the case, Sir Jonathan Cohen, rejected Ossai and his British wife's application to be assessed to care for Lucy.

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Michael Cohen, for the defendant, said "others are representing Mr Kadolski in an application for permission to appeal" against the convictions.

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She was there for an Intro to Popstar Dance class led by self-described Gay Choreographer Alec Cohen.

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