The meaning of “כָּנָף”
Understanding kânâph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quart...
כָּנָף
[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed). - an edge or extremity - specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle 1) wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt 1a) wing 1b) extremity 1b1) skirt, corner (of garment)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 7:14 | “They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.” Word: כָּנָף (kânâph) | |
| Deuteronomy 22:30 | “A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt. ” Word: כָּנָף (kânâph) | |
| 1 Kings 8:6 | “And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.” Word: כָּנָף (kânâph) | |
| Proverbs 23:5 | “Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.” Word: כָּנָף (kânâph) | |
| Ezekiel 10:8 | “And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings.” Word: כָּנָף (kânâph) |
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