Strong's Lexicon

H3655

H3655 — כָּנָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewkanahverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 997

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3655
Word:כָּנָה
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:kanah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-naw'
Meaning:1. to address by an additional name 2. (hence) to eulogize
KJV Renderings:give flattering titles, surname (himself).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4078

[כָּנָה] verb Pi`el betitle, title, give an epithet or cognomen (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּנָא, [untranscribed source text 2558]; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2559]) —

Pi`el Imperfect 1 singular suffix בִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ אֲכַנְּךָוָאֶקְרָא לְךָ Isa 45:4 I have called thee by thy name, giving thee a title (of honour; compare for construction Dr§ 163); 3 masculine singular וּבְשֵׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֶּה Isa 44:5, and with the name Israel he titles (himself), is hardly possibly; absolute he betitles, or makes use of a title, is unlikely; read probably Pu`al, see below, in bad sense = give a flattering title: וְאֶלאָֿדָם לֹא אֲכַנֶּה Job 32:21 and unto man I do not give flattering titles (|| אַללֿנָא אֶשָּׂא פְנֵי אִישׁ ); absolute Job 32:22.
Pu`al Imperfect יְכֻנֶּה Isa 44:5 he is betitled (see above; so ᵑ7 Bi Che Du; || יקרא בשׁם יעקב, etc.)


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

כנה (kah-nah’)

Job 32:21

KJV: Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
EHCC: neither let me give flattering tithes uote ms

Job 22:1

KJV: Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
EHCC: know not to give flattering tithes ;

Job 45:4

EHCC: have surnamed thee,
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