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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כְּנַעַנִיH3669

Pronunciationkĕnaʿaniy

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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Questions this entry answers

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 Canaanites19×Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Exodus 33:2, Numbers 21:3

of the Canaanites11×Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:37, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17

Canaanites8×Genesis 15:21, Exodus 23:23, Exodus 34:11, Deuteronomy 7:1

and Canaanites5×Exodus 23:28, Numbers 14:25, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 14:45

the Canaanite5×Genesis 10:18, Joshua 5:1, Judges 1:32, Judges 1:33

So the Canaanites3×Joshua 16:10, Judges 1:29, Judges 1:30

against the Canaanites2×Judges 1:3, Judges 1:9

to the Canaanites2×Genesis 34:30, Joshua 11:3

When the Canaanites2×Genesis 50:11, Joshua 7:9

-1×Joshua 17:18

[will possess the land] of the Canaanites1×Obadiah 1:20

a Canaanite1×Zechariah 14:21

and the Canaanites1×Numbers 13:29

are like those of the Canaanites1×Ezra 9:1

because the Canaanites1×Joshua 17:12

for the Canaanites1×Judges 1:27

Now the Canaanite1×Numbers 33:40

of a Canaanite1×Genesis 38:2

of a Canaanite woman1×Genesis 46:10

of a Canaanite woman.1×Exodus 6:15

of Canaan1×Genesis 10:19

the merchants1×Job 41:6

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

to the merchants1×Proverbs 31:24

When the Canaanite1×Numbers 21:1

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Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 10:18

Aligned rows73

Books represented16

Genesis11Exodus9Numbers7Deuteronomy4Joshua15Judges162 Samuel11 Kings11 Chronicles1Ezra1Nehemiah2Job1Proverbs1Ezekiel1Obadiah1Zechariah1

Source forms

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙12xhak·kə·na·‘ă·nîExodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 33:2, Numbers 33:40

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י8xhak·kə·na·‘ă·nîJoshua 16:10, Joshua 17:13, Judges 1:5, Judges 1:17

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י7xhak·kə·na·‘ă·nîGenesis 24:3, Genesis 24:37, Exodus 13:11, Numbers 21:3

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י4xhak·kə·na·‘ă·nîExodus 23:28, Judges 1:1, Judges 1:29, 1 Kings 9:16

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י3xhak·kə·na·‘ă·nîJoshua 7:9, Joshua 13:4, Joshua 17:18

וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙3xwə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîGenesis 13:7, Numbers 13:29, Joshua 12:8

וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י3xwə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîExodus 23:23, Exodus 34:11, Numbers 14:45

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י2xhak·kə·na·‘ă·nîGenesis 50:11, Joshua 16:10

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular47xGenesis 10:18, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 24:3

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular12xGenesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Exodus 23:23, Exodus 34:11

Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular3xGenesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, 1 Chronicles 2:3

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular3xGenesis 34:30, Judges 1:3, Judges 1:9

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular3xJoshua 13:3, Ezra 9:1, Proverbs 31:24

Noun - proper - masculine plural2xJob 41:6, Obadiah 1:20

Noun - proper - masculine singular2xGenesis 38:2, Zechariah 14:21

Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural1xNehemiah 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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