The meaning of “קָנַן”
Understanding qânan reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
make...nest. - to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as anest 1) to make a nest 1a) (Piel) to make a nest 1b) (Pual) to be nes...
קָנַן
make...nest. - to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as anest 1) to make a nest 1a) (Piel) to make a nest 1b) (Pual) to be nested
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Psalms 104:17 | “Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.” Word: קָנַן (qânan) | |
| Isaiah 34:15 | “There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.” Word: קָנַן (qânan) | |
| Jeremiah 22:23 | “O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!” Word: קָנַן (qânan) | |
| Jeremiah 48:28 | “O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.” Word: קָנַן (qânan) | |
| Ezekiel 31:6 | “All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.” Word: קָנַן (qânan) |