# Segan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Segan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Segan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segan > Source revision: 1255271457 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Part of a series of articles on Priesthood in Judaism Kohen Presumption of priestly descent Priestly covenant Roles Priestly Blessing Redemption of the firstborn son Tzaraath (skin disease and mildew) The Torah instruction of the Kohanim Sacrifice Incense offering Beth din shel Kohanim Priestly divisions High Priests Aaron Eleazar Phinehas Eli Ahimelech Abiathar (First Temple) Zadok Shallum Hilkiah Jehoiada (Second Temple) Joshua the High Priest Simeon the Just Ishmael ben Elisha HaKohen Joshua ben Gamla Phannias ben Samuel Twenty-four priestly gifts The ten gifts given in the Temple Sin offering Guilt offering Communal peace offering Fowl sin offering Leftovers from the suspensive guilt offering Oil from the offering for the leper Bread from First Fruits Showbread Leftovers of the meal offering Leftovers of the First Sheaf . Four gifts given in Jerusalem Firstborn animal First fruits Burnt offering Parts of the thank offering and Nazirite's offering Ten gifts given (even) outside of Jerusalem Heave offering Heave offering of the Levite's tithe Dough offering First shearing of the sheep Foreleg, cheeks and maw Coins for redemption of the firstborn son Redemption of a donkey Dedication of property to a priest Field not redeemed in a Jubilee year The property of the foreigner with no heir Priestly garments All Priests Undergarments Tunic Turban Sash High Priest Robe Ephod Frontlet Breastplate Urim and Thummim Miscellaneous topics The mitzvah of sanctifying the Kohen Kohanic disqualifications Holy anointing oil Kahen Aaron's rod Bat-Kohen (daughter of a kohen) Sons of Zadok Contact by a kohen with a dead body 13 Kohanic cities v t e The [Aramaic](/source/Aramaic) term ***segan*** (סגן) or ***segan hakohanim*** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): סגן הכהנים) is a title used in the [Talmud](/source/Talmud) to refer to the [priest](/source/Kohen) serving as the deputy to the [High Priest of Israel](/source/High_Priest_of_Israel). ## Hebrew Bible The form *segan* is Aramaic (סְגַן), appearing 5 times in the [Hebrew Bible](/source/Hebrew_Bible) in the Aramaic sections of the [Book of Daniel](/source/Book_of_Daniel) to refer to officers of the Babylonian government. The Hebrew form *sagan* (סָגָן) occurs a further 17 times in [Nehemiah](/source/Nehemiah) and elsewhere, again to refer to officials of the Babylonian rulers. ## Talmud According to the Talmud the deputy was appointed to the position of the *segan ha-kohanim* with the responsibility of overseeing the actions of the work of the Temple's priests' staff, as well as a stand-in position, ready to take the role of [High Priest](/source/High_Priest_(Judaism)) in case he will be found unfit to serve the holy work on the temple, and thus, the Segan was only second to the High Priest, as Rabbi [Hanina Segan ha-Kohanim](/source/Hanina_Segan_ha-Kohanim) (40 – 80 CE) attests: R. Hanina the *segan* of the priests said: Why is a *segan* ever appointed ? In case the high-priest became unfit for service, the *segan* should enter at once to do the service.[1] Many times the title commonly appears on the classical texts as *ha-Segan* ("the Deputy"), instead of the full title of *Segan ha-Kohanim'*, for example on the [Mishnah](/source/Mishnah), in an [halakha](/source/Halakha) that deals with the work of the High Priest on [Yom Kippur](/source/Yom_Kippur): "...The deputy and the high priest put their hand into the urn. If the lot [‘For the Lord’] comes up in the hand of the high priest, the deputy said to him: Sir high priest, raise thy hand! And if it came up in the right hand of the deputy, the head of the [ministering] family says to him: Say your word."[2] One can also note the importance given to the matter in the ritual ceremony of [visiting mourners](/source/Shiva_(Judaism)#Visiting_a_shiva_home), in which the High Priest takes part in: "When he passes along the row to comfort others, the Segan and the former High Priest stand on his right; while the Rosh-Beit-Av, the mourners, and all the people are on his left. And when he stands in the row to be comforted by others, the Segan is stationed on his right and the Rosh Beit Av and all the public on his left."[3] Two prominent Segans are noted in the [Talmud](/source/Talmud) and in [Josephus Flavius](/source/Josephus_Flavius)' work: [Hanina Segan ha-Kohanim](/source/Hanina_Segan_ha-Kohanim), and [Eleazar ben Hanania](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eleazar_ben_Hananiah_ben_Hezekiah&action=edit&redlink=1) (son of [Hananiah b. Hezekiah b. Garon](/source/Hananiah_b._Hezekiah_b._Garon) who served as High Priest). ## See also - [High Priest (Judaism)](/source/High_Priest_(Judaism)) - [Hanina Segan ha-Kohanim](/source/Hanina_Segan_ha-Kohanim) - [Eleazar ben Hanania](/source/Eleazar_ben_Hanania) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Talmud](/source/Talmud), Sotah 42a 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Babylonian Talmud](/source/Babylonian_Talmud), [Yoma](/source/Yoma) 39a 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Babylonian Talmud](/source/Babylonian_Talmud), [Sanhedrin](/source/Sanhedrin_(Talmud)) 19a --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Segan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.