Hebrew · H3667

כְּנַעַן

Kenaan , a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him

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כְּנַעַן H3667

Pronunciation kenaan

What does כְּנַעַן (kenaan) mean in the Bible?

כְּנַעַן (kenaan) is a Hebrew word meaning "Kenaan , a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him".

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What does כְּנַעַן (kenaan) mean in the Bible?

כְּנַעַן (kenaan) is a Hebrew word meaning "Kenaan , a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him".

How does the BSB render H3667?

The BSB source-word alignment has 94 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Canaan (69), in Canaan (5), and Canaan (4), . . . (3), Canaan (3).

Where does כְּנַעַן (kenaan) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 9:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (46), Numbers (12), Joshua (8), Judges (7).

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

of Canaan 69× Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5

in Canaan 5× Genesis 16:3, Genesis 31:18, Genesis 36:6, Exodus 15:15

and Canaan 4× Genesis 10:6, Genesis 10:15, 1 Chronicles 1:8, 1 Chronicles 1:13

. . . 3× Numbers 34:2, Judges 4:24, Zephaniah 1:11

Canaan 3× Genesis 9:25, Genesis 47:13, Genesis 47:15

of merchants 2× Ezekiel 16:29, Ezekiel 17:4

a Canaanite 1× Genesis 28:6

A merchant 1× Hosea 12:7

and may Canaan 1× Genesis 9:27

from the Canaanite 1× Genesis 28:1

May Canaan 1× Genesis 9:26

O Canaan 1× Zephaniah 2:5

the Canaanite 1× Genesis 28:8

whose merchants 1× Isaiah 23:8

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 9:18

Aligned rows 94

Books represented 13

Genesis 46 Exodus 3 Leviticus 3 Numbers 12 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 8 Judges 7 1 Chronicles 3 Psalms 3 Isaiah 3 Ezekiel 2 Hosea 1 Zephaniah 2

Source forms

כְּנָ֑עַן 27x kə·nā·‘an Genesis 9:25, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 23:2

כְּנַ֔עַן 23x kə·na·‘an Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 33:18

כְּנָֽעַן׃ 17x kə·nā·‘an Genesis 12:5, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 28:1, Genesis 28:6

כְּנַ֖עַן 5x kə·na·‘an Genesis 42:7, Genesis 46:31, Numbers 34:2, Joshua 22:32

כְּנַ֙עַן֙ 3x kə·na·‘an Genesis 48:7, Joshua 21:2, Zephaniah 2:5

וּכְנַ֗עַן 2x ū·ḵə·na·‘an Genesis 10:15, 1 Chronicles 1:13

וּכְנָֽעַן׃ 2x ū·ḵə·nā·‘an Genesis 10:6, 1 Chronicles 1:8

כְנַ֔עַן 2x ḵə·na·‘an Genesis 9:22, Judges 5:19

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 87x Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Genesis 10:6, Genesis 10:15, 1 Chronicles 1:8, 1 Chronicles 1:13

Noun - masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 17:4, Zephaniah 1:11

Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 23:8

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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כְּנַעַן

What does כְּנַעַן (kenaan) mean in the Bible?

What does כְּנַעַן (kenaan) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3667?

Where does כְּנַעַן (kenaan) appear in Scripture?

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