Hebrew · H3669

כְּנַעַנִי

A Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)

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כְּנַעַנִי H3669

Pronunciation kĕnaʿaniy

What does כְּנַעַנִי (kĕnaʿaniy) mean in the Bible?

כְּנַעַנִי (kĕnaʿaniy): Canaanite identity metonymically shifted to denote merchant or trader due to commercial reputation.

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What does כְּנַעַנִי (kĕnaʿaniy) mean in the Bible?

כְּנַעַנִי (kĕnaʿaniy): Canaanite identity metonymically shifted to denote merchant or trader due to commercial reputation.

How does the BSB render H3669?

The BSB source-word alignment has 73 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Canaanites (19), of the Canaanites (11), Canaanites (8), and Canaanites (5), the Canaanite (5).

Where does כְּנַעַנִי (kĕnaʿaniy) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (16), Joshua (15), Genesis (11), Exodus (9).

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

the Canaanites 19× Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Exodus 33:2, Numbers 21:3

of the Canaanites 11× Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:37, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17

Canaanites 8× Genesis 15:21, Exodus 23:23, Exodus 34:11, Deuteronomy 7:1

and Canaanites 5× Exodus 23:28, Numbers 14:25, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 14:45

the Canaanite 5× Genesis 10:18, Joshua 5:1, Judges 1:32, Judges 1:33

So the Canaanites 3× Joshua 16:10, Judges 1:29, Judges 1:30

against the Canaanites 2× Judges 1:3, Judges 1:9

to the Canaanites 2× Genesis 34:30, Joshua 11:3

When the Canaanites 2× Genesis 50:11, Joshua 7:9

- 1× Joshua 17:18

[will possess the land] of the Canaanites 1× Obadiah 1:20

a Canaanite 1× Zechariah 14:21

and the Canaanites 1× Numbers 13:29

are like those of the Canaanites 1× Ezra 9:1

because the Canaanites 1× Joshua 17:12

for the Canaanites 1× Judges 1:27

Now the Canaanite 1× Numbers 33:40

of a Canaanite 1× Genesis 38:2

of a Canaanite woman 1× Genesis 46:10

of a Canaanite woman. 1× Exodus 6:15

of Canaan 1× Genesis 10:19

the merchants 1× Job 41:6

to be Canaanite [territory]) 1× Joshua 13:3

to the merchants 1× Proverbs 31:24

When the Canaanite 1× Numbers 21:1

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Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 10:18

Aligned rows 73

Books represented 16

Genesis 11 Exodus 9 Numbers 7 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 15 Judges 16 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 2 Job 1 Proverbs 1 Ezekiel 1 Obadiah 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ 12x hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 33:2, Numbers 33:40

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י 8x hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî Joshua 16:10, Joshua 17:13, Judges 1:5, Judges 1:17

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י 7x hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:37, Exodus 13:11, Numbers 21:3

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י 4x hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî Exodus 23:28, Judges 1:1, Judges 1:29, 1 Kings 9:16

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י 3x hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî Joshua 7:9, Joshua 13:4, Joshua 17:18

וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ 3x wə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî Genesis 13:7, Numbers 13:29, Joshua 12:8

וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י 3x wə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî Exodus 23:23, Exodus 34:11, Numbers 14:45

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י 2x hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî Genesis 50:11, Joshua 16:10

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 47x Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 24:3

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 12x Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Exodus 23:23, Exodus 34:11

Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, 1 Chronicles 2:3

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Genesis 34:30, Judges 1:3, Judges 1:9

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Joshua 13:3, Ezra 9:1, Proverbs 31:24

Noun - proper - masculine plural 2x Job 41:6, Obadiah 1:20

Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Genesis 38:2, Zechariah 14:21

Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 9:24

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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כְּנַעַנִי

What does כְּנַעַנִי (kĕnaʿaniy) mean in the Bible?

What does כְּנַעַנִי (kĕnaʿaniy) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3669?

Where does כְּנַעַנִי (kĕnaʿaniy) appear in Scripture?

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