What does Χαναάν (Chanaán) mean in the Bible?
e. Kenaan), the early name of Palestine".
Greek · G5477
Χαναάν
Chanaan (i.e. Kenaan), the early name of Palestine
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Χαναάν G5477
Pronunciation Chanaán
What does Χαναάν (Chanaán) mean in the Bible?
Χαναάν (Chanaán) is a Greek word meaning "Chanaan (i.e. Kenaan), the early name of Palestine".
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How does the BSB render G5477?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Canaan (2).
Where does Χαναάν (Chanaán) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Canaan 2× Acts 7:11, Acts 13:19
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First aligned row Acts 7:11
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Acts 2
Source forms
Χανάαν 2x Chanaan Acts 7:11, Acts 13:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 7:11
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Acts 13:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Chanaan (i.e. Kenaan), the early name of Palestine
Source Gloss
Chanaan (i.e. Kenaan), the early name of Palestine
Extended definition
:--Chanaan.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:11 Proper name
Χαναάν, canaan
Canaan
Read verse Acts 13:19 Proper name
Χαναάν, canaan
Canaan
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain