Word Study

The meaning of כְּנַעַן

Understanding Kᵉnaʻan reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H3667
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

כְּנַעַן

Phoneticken-ah'-an
TransliterationKᵉnaʻan
Grammar Code
N:N--L
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

91 total references
ReferenceText
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.

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.

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:

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.

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.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
91x
Most Frequent Book
Genesis
Book Distribution
Genesis45
Exodus3
Leviticus3
Numbers11
Deuteronomy1
Joshua8
Judges6
1 Chronicles3
Psalms3
Isaiah3
Ezekiel2
Hosea1
Zephaniah2

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'כְּנַעַן' deepen your understanding of Genesis 36:6?

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