Old Central Semitic *kāhin “priest, wizard” appears in
Ugaritic
- kāhin 𐎋𐎅𐎐 “priest”
Hebrew
- kōhēn כֹּהֵן “priest, Cohen (status >name)”
Aramaic
- biblical: kāhănā כָּהֲנָא “priest”
- syriac: kāhnā ܟܵܗܢܵܐ “priest”
Arabic
kāhin كاهِن “augur, seer, clergyman”