- כְּהוּנְתָּא
- כְּהוּנְּתָא, כְּהוּנְתָּאch. sam(כהונה priesthood, priestly privileges; priestly community.). Targ. Ex. 29:9. Targ. Num. 16:10 כ׳ רבתא high-priesthood; a. fr.Targ. O. Ex. 40:15 כְּהוּנַת ed. Berl. (ed. כַּהֲנוּת).Y.Keth.I, 25c סליקא לכ׳ she rose to priesthood (as a priests wife); נחיתא מן כ׳ went down from priesthood (ceased to enjoy priestly privileges as a priests wife).
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.