English Word
KHAN
Edenic Word
KoHeN
Hebrew Word
כהן
Transliteration
Kahf-Hey-Noon
Pronounciation
KO-HANE
Conversion
[KHN]
Roots
The title KHAN (lord, prince) given to Genghis
Khan and his successors (or to Rizakhan Pahlavi, the former Shah of
Iran) is said to be a native Turkish term from the Ural-Altaic languages. That
would make KHAN an Indo-European term. TYCOON is from Chinese kiun
(prince). Indo-European has lost exclusive claims to KN "prince"
words.
Whether or not he ruled a KHANATE, Moses' father-in-law
Jethro was the כהן KoaHaiN of Midian (Exodus2:16).
The usual translation is "priest" - as the term applies to the
descendants of Levi - but classical Bible commentators like Rashi render כהן KoHaiN here as a "chief." Aryeh
Kaplan's 1981 translation prefers "sheik."
In II Samuel 8:18 King David's sons (not Levites) are
called כהנים KoHaN(eeYM). The translation
"priests" is foolish; the context calls for a military
"commander." The secular leadership
of the guttural-nasal sound can touch on נ - ק Koof-Noon ownership (Genesis
33:19) and zeal (Numbers 11:29) . But the primary root is כון Kahf-Vav-Noon,
to stand by to serve, assist, minister (Harkavy). The priestly
כהן Kahf-Hey-Noon
is the verb of ministering in Exodus 31:10.
Branches
Named for קנין QiNYaN (possession), קין QaYiN
or Cain was the ruler of recorded history’s or Biblical Man's first city (Genesis4:17). The city was named for Cain's son K[H]aNOAKH. These KN
terms might have influenced princely words like KING. כהן KHN as priest
appears as the koyane of Japan, the kachinas (Hopi Indian), and
the kahuna (priest or minister) of Hawaii, the Mayan h-qin
and perhaps (again shiting gutturals G,Q and H) the Haitian horngan.
Because the high priest consulted the Urim and Tumim (Exodus 28:30), the
Turkish kahin (oracle, prophet) is also relevant ( Erhan Berber ). was The Quechua qollana
and qollang are political leaders.
Reversing
to NK leader words, there is the Zulu inkosi and the Quechua sorce of
INCA (royal prince). Quechua ynca may be more of a “child” word than a
“leader” word, in which case see יונק YOANaiQ
(suckling) at YOUNG. Another Turkish guttural-guttural-nasal word for a
leader is kagan.
Related Words
YOUNG
