What does כָּנָף (kānāp) mean in the Bible?
כָּנָף (kānāp): Extremity or protective edge; metaphorically divine protection ("shadow of your wings") and vulnerable exposure.
Hebrew · H3671
כָּנָף
An edge or extremity ; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing , (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap , (of the earth) a quarter , (of a building) a pinnacle
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כָּנָף H3671
Pronunciation kānāp
What does כָּנָף (kānāp) mean in the Bible?
כָּנָף (kānāp): Extremity or protective edge; metaphorically divine protection ("shadow of your wings") and vulnerable exposure.
Full entry for כָּנָף (H3671) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3671?
The BSB source-word alignment has 109 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include their wings (11), wings (11), the wings (8), . . . (7), of Your wings (5).
Where does כָּנָף (kānāp) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (26), 1 Kings (12), Psalms (12), 2 Chronicles (10).
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 their wings 11× 1 Kings 8:7, 2 Chronicles 5:8, Ezekiel 1:8, Ezekiel 1:11
wings 11× Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Ruth 2:12, 1 Kings 6:27
the wings 8× 2 Samuel 22:11, 1 Kings 8:6, 2 Chronicles 5:7, Job 39:13
. . . 7× Numbers 15:38, Deuteronomy 4:17, 1 Kings 6:27, Proverbs 1:17
of Your wings 5× Psalms 17:8, Psalms 36:7, Psalms 57:1, Psalms 61:4
- 4× Genesis 7:14, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, 1 Kings 6:24
His wings 4× Deuteronomy 32:11, Job 39:26, Psalms 91:4, Jeremiah 48:40
the wing 4× 1 Kings 6:27, 2 Chronicles 3:11, 2 Chronicles 3:12
wing 4× 1 Kings 6:24, 2 Chronicles 3:11, 2 Chronicles 3:12, Isaiah 10:14
corners 3× Deuteronomy 22:12, Isaiah 11:12, Ezekiel 7:2
and wings 2× Ezekiel 1:8, Ezekiel 10:12
in its wings 2× Hosea 4:19, Malachi 4:2
kind 2× Ezekiel 17:23, Ezekiel 39:4
marriage bed 2× Deuteronomy 22:30, Deuteronomy 27:20
of the wings 2× Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:5
One wing 2× 1 Kings 6:24, 2 Chronicles 3:11
to the ends 2× Job 37:3, Job 38:13
wingspan 2× 1 Kings 6:24, 2 Chronicles 3:11
a corner 1× 1 Samuel 24:4
and flying 1× Psalms 148:10
and it 1× Haggai 2:12
and their wings 1× Ezekiel 1:9
and winged 1× Psalms 78:27
at the corner 1× 1 Samuel 24:11
by its wings 1× Leviticus 1:17
From the ends 1× Isaiah 24:16
had wings 1× Exodus 37:9
I cut it 1× 1 Samuel 24:11
in the fold 1× Haggai 2:12
in the folds of your garment 1× Ezekiel 5:3
in their wings 1× Zechariah 5:9
its wings 1× Jeremiah 49:22
My cloak 1× Ezekiel 16:8
of their wings 1× Ezekiel 1:24
So the total wingspan 1× 2 Chronicles 3:13
the corner 1× 1 Samuel 24:5
the corner of your garment 1× Ruth 3:9
the corners 1× Numbers 15:38
the hem 1× 1 Samuel 15:27
the robe 1× Zechariah 8:23
the wing [of the temple] 1× Daniel 9:27
their wingtips 1× 1 Kings 6:27
were like those 1× Zechariah 5:9
while the wing 1× 1 Kings 6:27
winged 1× Genesis 1:21
wings for itself 1× Proverbs 23:5
with their wings 1× Ezekiel 1:25
your skirts 1× Jeremiah 2:34
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:21 כָּנָף֙ to winged Noun - feminine singular Genesis 7:14 כָּנָֽף׃ to - Noun - feminine singular Exodus 19:4 כַּנְפֵ֣י to wings Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 25:20 כְנָפַ֜יִם to wings Noun - fd Exodus 25:20 בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ to - Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 37:9 כְנָפַ֜יִם to had wings Noun - fd Exodus 37:9 בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ to - Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Leviticus 1:17 בִכְנָפָיו֮ to by its wings Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Numbers 15:38 כַּנְפֵ֥י to the corners Noun - feminine plural construct Numbers 15:38 הַכָּנָ֖ף to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:21
Aligned rows 109
Books represented 22
Genesis 2 Exodus 5 Leviticus 1 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 5 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 5 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 12 2 Chronicles 10 Job 4 Psalms 12 Proverbs 2 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 26 Daniel 1 Hosea 1 Haggai 2 Zechariah 4 Malachi 1
Source forms
כָּנָֽף׃ 5x kā·nāp̄ Genesis 7:14, 1 Kings 6:27, Psalms 78:27, Psalms 148:10
כַּנְפֵ֣י 5x kan·p̄ê Exodus 19:4, 1 Kings 6:27, Psalms 68:13, Ezekiel 3:13
כַּנְפ֥וֹת 4x kan·p̄ō·wṯ Deuteronomy 22:12, Job 37:3, Isaiah 11:12, Ezekiel 7:2
כְּנָפַ֖יִם 4x kə·nā·p̄a·yim Isaiah 6:2, Ezekiel 1:6, Ezekiel 10:21, Ezekiel 17:7
כְּנַ֥ף 3x kə·nap̄ Deuteronomy 22:30, 1 Samuel 24:11, 1 Kings 6:24
כָּנָ֔ף 3x kā·nāp̄ Deuteronomy 4:17, Isaiah 10:14, Ezekiel 17:23
כַּנְפֵ֥י 3x kan·p̄ê Numbers 15:38, 1 Kings 8:6, 2 Chronicles 5:7
כַּנְפֵי־ 3x kan·p̄ê- 2 Samuel 22:11, Psalms 18:10, Psalms 104:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 17x Exodus 19:4, Numbers 15:38, Deuteronomy 22:12, 2 Samuel 22:11
Noun - feminine singular 13x Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Deuteronomy 4:17, 1 Samuel 24:5
Noun - fd 12x Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, 1 Kings 8:7, 2 Chronicles 5:8
Noun - feminine singular construct 11x Deuteronomy 22:30, Deuteronomy 27:20, 1 Samuel 24:4, 1 Samuel 24:11
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 9x Ezekiel 1:8, Ezekiel 1:9, Ezekiel 1:23, Ezekiel 1:24
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 9x Deuteronomy 32:11, Ruth 2:12, 1 Kings 6:24, Job 39:26
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular 5x Psalms 17:8, Psalms 36:7, Psalms 57:1, Psalms 61:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 4x 1 Kings 6:27, Ezekiel 1:8, Ezekiel 1:11, Ezekiel 10:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Extremity or protective edge; metaphorically divine protection ("shadow of your wings") and vulnerable exposure.
Source Gloss
an edge or extremity ; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing , (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap , (of the earth) a quarter , (of a building) a pinnacle
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Extremity or protective edge; metaphorically divine protection ("shadow of your wings") and vulnerable exposure.
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle BDB: wing Usage: bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, (one an-) other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Figurative wings of wealth or riches, suggesting swift departure or transience
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Word Origins
כָּנָף is built from this root:
כָּנַף H3670
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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