dukan

noun

du·​kan

variants or duchan

düˈkän,

-ˈḵ-,

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗;

ˈdu̇ḵən

plural -s

1

: the platform on which the priest of the Hebrew Temple stood to pronounce the benediction

2

: priestly blessing

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew dūkhān platform

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