To: blam
I've heard that the Jewish name "Cohen" comes from "Khan" as well.
5 posted on
06/22/2004 9:55:03 AM PDT by
thoughtomator
(The New York Times: All the Lies that Fit the Socialist Agenda)
To: thoughtomator
9 posted on
06/22/2004 10:07:41 AM PDT by
blam
To: thoughtomator
I've heard that the Jewish name "Cohen" comes from "Khan" as well. It's true!
It means, "He Who Can Get Armor At The Friendly Price."
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10 posted on
06/22/2004 10:07:48 AM PDT by
martin_fierro
(It MUST be true. I saw it on the Internet.)
To: thoughtomator
I've heard that the Jewish name "Cohen" comes from "Khan" as well No. "Cohen" is Hebrew for "priest." Those who bear the name "Cohen" are likely descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob... and Levi, not from Genghis Kahn.
14 posted on
06/22/2004 10:11:33 AM PDT by
Guyin4Os
(My name says Guyin40s but now I have an exotic, daring, new nickname..... Guyin50s)
To: thoughtomator
I've heard that the Jewish name "Cohen" comes from "Khan" as well. Nope.
Go read the Bible.
Kohanim were a priestly caste. These were the descenants of Aaron, the first High Priest. There have been Y-chromosome studies of self-proclaimed Cohens from Africa to Europe and India to Morrocco and America showing that most share the same male ancestor.
Now, it is possible that some Eastern European Jews with names like Kagan, Kaghan, or Kahn, have another root.
Some Ashkenazi Jews (although genetic data shows a small number) are desceneded from
Khazars. In 740 CE, the Khagan Bek (the military/political leader of the Khazar Empire {khagan=Khan or Khans}) converted to Judaism along with a number of Khazar nobles.
30 posted on
06/22/2004 11:04:22 AM PDT by
rmlew
(Peaceniks and isolationists are objectively pro-Terrorist)
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