The meaning of “כְּנַעַן”
Understanding Kᵉnaʻan reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Canaan, merchant, traffick. - § Canaan = "lowland" - Kenaan, a son a Ham - also the country inhabited by him n pr m 1) t...
כְּנַעַן
Canaan, merchant, traffick. - § Canaan = "lowland" - Kenaan, a son a Ham - also the country inhabited by him n pr m 1) the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine n pr loc 2) the land west of the Jordan peopled by the descendants of Canaan and subsequently conquered by the Israelites under Joshua n m 3) merchant, trader
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 36:6 | “And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.” Word: כְּנַעַן (Kᵉnaʻan) | |
| Leviticus 18:3 | “After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.” Word: כְּנַעַן (Kᵉnaʻan) | |
| Deuteronomy 32:49 | “Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:” Word: כְּנַעַן (Kᵉnaʻan) | |
| Judges 4:24 | “And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. ” Word: כְּנַעַן (Kᵉnaʻan) | |
| Psalms 106:38 | “And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.” Word: כְּנַעַן (Kᵉnaʻan) |
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