The Hebrew word לְכַהֲנוֹ l’khahanov means to adorn with special ornaments or garments for a special office or event. This phrase is often translated as “that he may minister unto me in the priests office” (see Isaiah 61:10 below). לְכַהֲנוֹ l’khahanov is from the Hebrew word כָּהַן kahan (H3547) which is most often translated as “to act as a priest” or “minister in a priest’s office.”
Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in YHWH! My soul will be joyful in my Elohim, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks* himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. *The word “decks” is יְכַהֵ֣ן y’khahen (from כָּהַן kahan H3547) and means to adorn with special ornaments or garments for a special office or event.
כָּהַן kahan is from the root word כֵּן ken (H3651 or H3652) which is the modern Hebrew word for “yes” and used as an adjective or adverb in the Bible and translated to “so, therefore, or thus.” כֵּן ken is first used in Genesis 1:7 “And Elohim made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so (כֵּן ken),” where “it was so” can be translated as “it was firmly established”.
When used as a noun, כֵּן ken means “to stand firmly as a root or base of something” and translated as foot (8x), estate (4x), base (2x), office (1x), place (1x), well (1x).
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