Strong's Lexicon

H3671

H3671 — כָּנָף

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

Hebrewkanaphnoun femOccurrences: 111TWOT: 1003a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3671
Word:כָּנָף
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H3670
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:111
Transliteration:kanaph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-nawf'
Meaning:1. an edge or extremity 2. specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
KJV Renderings:+ bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)).

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כָּנָף109 noun feminine 1Kgs 6:27 (masculine Ezek 7:2 Kt , but compare Qr and Co; also apparently 2Chr 3:11; 2Chr 3:13, but see Be ), wing, extremity (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כַּנְפָֿא , [untranscribed source text 2570]; Zinjirli אחז בכנף מראה, figurative for attached himself to the party of his lord, PanammuInscr. l. 11, compare Zech 8:23 (2.a. below); DHMSendsch. 58; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2571], Assyrian kappu , Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2572]); — absolute ׳ כ Gen 1:21 +; construct כְּנַף 1Kgs 6:24 +; suffix כְּנָפִי Ezek 16:8 , כְּנָפֶ֑ךָ Ruth 3:9, כְּנָפוֺ Hag 2:12 dual כְּנָפַיִם 1Kgs 8:7 + (even of more than two, Isa 6:2 (twice in verse); Ezek 1:6; Ezek 1:21); construct כַּנְפֵי Exod 19:4 suffix כְּנָפֶיךָ Ezek 5:3, כְּנָפַיִךְ Jer 2:34, כְּנָפָיו Isa 8:8 +; כְּנָפֶיהָ Hos 4:19; Mal 3:20 כַּנְפֵיהֶם 1Kgs 6:27 +; כַנְפֵיהֶן Ezek 1:24 ; Ezek 1:25 plural construct כַּנְפוֺת Deut 22:12 + 4 t.; —

1. wing,
a. of birds Isa 10:14 (in figurative), Exod 19:4 ( E ? R ? figurative) Deut 32:11 (in simile), Zech 5:9; Lev 1:17 ( P ), Job 39:13; Job 39:26; Ps 68:14 in figure of invading king Jer 48:40; Jer 49:22; Ezek 17:3; Ezek 17:7 so apparently Isa 8:8 of invader as overflowing river (but Du Che separate וְהָיָה מֻטּוֺת כְּנָפָיו from preceding); of riches, as flying away Prov 23:5 in phrase צִפּוֺר כָּנָף = winged birds Deut 4:17 ; Ps 148:10, ׳ (עֵיט)צִפּוֺר כָּלכֿ Ezek 39:4; Ezek 39:17, ׳ כֹּל צִפּוֺר כָּלכֿ Gen 7:14 ( P ), Ezek 17:23, ׳ עוֺף כ Gen 1:21 ( P ), Ps 78:27 also ׳ בַּעַל כ Prov 1:17 = winged thing, compare בַּעַלהֿ֯כְּנָפַיִם Eccl 10:20.
b. of insects (probably), אֶרֶץ צִלְצַל כְּנָפָ֑יִם Isa 18:1 buzzing, or humming of wings, i.e. Ethiopia, so called from its swarms of flies, with especial reference possibly to the tsetse-fly (so Du, compare Che; id., in general, Hi De; > Kn Di of the tropical shadow falling both ways ; Thes1167 b of noise of the wings of an army; reference to sails as wings — compare Isa 18:2 — would be suitable, but צִלְצַל does not favour this).
c. of cherubim 1Kgs 6:24 (4 t. in verse) + 8 t. Kings, compare 2Chr 3:11 (4 t. in verse) + 6 t. Chronicles; Ezek 1:6 + 17 t. Ezekiel; Exod 25:20 (twice in verse); Exod 39:9 (twice in verse) (all P ).
d. of seraphim Isa 6:2 (twice in verse).
e. of women in Zechariah's vision Zech 5:9 (twice in verse).
f. figurative of the wind, Hos 4:19; Ps 18:11 = 2Sam 22:11; Ps 104:3.
g. figurative of the dawn (winged sun-disc ?) Ps 139:9, compare of sun of righteousness Mal 3:20.
h. figurative of ׳ י, as protector of his people Ps 17:8; Ps 36:8; Ps 57:2; Ps 61:5 ; Ps 63:3; Ps 91:4; Ruth 2:12.
2. extremity: —
a. of garment = skirt, corner , or loose flowing end, 1Sam 15:27; 1Sam 24:5; 1Sam 24:6; 1Sam 24:12 (twice in verse); Deut 22:12; Deut 23:1; Deut 27:20; (figurative), Ezek 5:3; Ezek 16:8 (in figurative), Hag 2:12 (twice in verse); Zech 8:23; Num 15:38 (twice in verse) ( P ; compare RSSem, i. 416, 2nd ed. 437).
b. of the earth, מִכְּנַף הָאָרֶץ Isa 24:16 from the end of the earth; elsewhere plural ׳ כַּנְפוֺת הָא Job 37:3 ; Job 38:13, and, def. ׳ הא ׳ אַרְבַּע כ Isa 11:12 the four corners of the earth; so of the holy land Ezek 7:2. — עַלכְּֿנַף שִׁקּוּצִים מְשׁוֺמֵם Dan 9:27 is obscure; Meinh reads, after Vrss. , כָּנָף, on the corner (of the altar) is a devastating abomination; < KueOnderzoek 2, ii. 472 Bev, who read עַלכַּֿנּוֺ in its place, instead of it.


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

כנף (kah-nahph’)

Genesis 1:2

KJV: And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
EHCC: l.every winged fowl after his kind: (lit.

Genesis 7:14

KJV: They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.sort: Heb. wing
EHCC: coy bit ofe> (marg. wing

Exodus 19:1

KJV: In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
EHCC: pave you on eagles wings, /

Exodus 25:20

KJV: And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
EHCC: the cherabiene shall stretch forth (their)

Leviticus 1:17

KJV: And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
EHCC: he-shall cleave it with the wings thereof,

Deuteronomy 4:17

KJV: The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
EHCC: the likeness of any winged fowl

Deuteronomy 27:20

KJV: Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
EHCC: he uncovereth his father's skirt,

Deuteronomy 32:11

KJV: As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
EHCC: Asan cagle...gpreadeth abroad her wings,

Ruth 2:12

KJV: The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
EHCC: under whose wings thou art come

Ruth 3:9

KJV: And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.a near…: or, one that hath right to redeem
EHCC: spread therefore thy skirt

Ruth 24:4

EHCC: (5).cut off the shirt of Saul's robe privily.

2 Samuel 22:11

KJV: And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
EHCC: he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

2 Samuel 8:6

KJV: Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
EHCC: the wings of the cherubima.

2 Chronicles 8:11

KJV: And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the Lord hath come.holy: Heb. holiness
EHCC: And the wings of the cherubims (were)

Job 87:3

EHCC: unto the ends (marg. wings) of the earth.

Job 38:13

KJV: That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?ends: Heb. wings
EHCC: hold of the ends (marg. wings) of the earth,

Job 89:13

EHCC: are one goodly wings unto the

Psalms 17:8

KJV: Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
EHCC: under the shadow of thy wings,

Psalms 18:10

KJV: And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
EHCC: (11). he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

Psalms 36:7

KJV: How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.excellent: Heb. precious
EHCC: (8).under the shadow of thy wings,

Psalms 57:1

KJV: To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.Al–taschith: or, Destroy notMichtam: or, A golden Psalm
EHCC: 2. in the shadow of thy wings

Psalms 68:13

KJV: Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
EHCC: ( 14). the wings of a dove

Psalms 78:27

KJV: He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:feathered…: Heb. fowl of wing
EHCC: feathered fowls like as the sand

Psalms 91:4

KJV: He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
EHCC: under his wings shalt thou trust:

Psalms 104:3

KJV: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
EHCC: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Psalms 148:10

KJV: Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:flying…: Heb. birds of wing
EHCC: creeping things, and jiying fowl: (marg.

Proverbs 1:17

KJV: Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.in the…: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing
EHCC: in vain the net is spread in the sight of

Proverbs 23:5

KJV: Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.set…: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon
EHCC: (riches) certainly make themselves wings ;

Isaiah 6:2

KJV: Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
EHCC: each one had six wings; (lit. six wings,

Isaiah 8:8

KJV: And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.stretching…: Heb. fulness of the breadth of thy land shall be the stretchings out of his wings
EHCC: the stretching out of his wings

Isaiah 10:14

KJV: And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
EHCC: there was none that moved the wing,

Isaiah 11:12

KJV: And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.corners: Heb. wings
EHCC: the four corners of the earth. (marg. wings)

Isaiah 18:1

KJV: Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
EHCC: the land shadowing with wings,

Isaiah 24:16

KJV: From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.uttermost…: Heb. wingMy leanness: Heb. Leanness to me, or, My secret to me
EHCC: From the uttermost part (matg. wing) of

Jeremiah 2:84

EHCC: in thy skirts is found the blood of

Jeremiah 48:40

KJV: For thus saith the Lord; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
EHCC: shall spread his wings over Moab.

Jeremiah 49:99

EHCC: הה. spread his wings over Bozrah:

Jeremiah 24:1

KJV: The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
EHCC: heard the noise of their wings,

Ezekiel 1:25

KJV: And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
EHCC: had let down their wings.

Ezekiel 3:13

KJV: I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.touched: Heb. kissed
EHCC: the noite Of the wings of

Ezekiel 5:3

KJV: Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.skirts: Heb. wings
EHCC: and bind them in thy shirts. ing)

Ezekiel 10:5

KJV: And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
EHCC: the sound of the cherubims’ wings

Ezekiel 11:22

KJV: Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
EHCC: the cherubims lift up their wisgs,

Ezekiel 16:8

KJV: Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.
EHCC: 1 spread my skirt over tnee,

Ezekiel 89:4

EHCC: ravenous birds of every sort. (mary. rity)

Daniel 9:27

KJV: And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.the covenant: or, a covenantfor the…: or, with the abominable armiesthe desolate: or, the desolator
EHCC: the overspreading of abominations

Hosea 4:19

KJV: The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
EHCC: The wind hath bound her up i fer ing,

Zechariah 5:9

KJV: Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
EHCC: the wind (was) in their wings, for ty

Zechariah 8:23

KJV: Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
EHCC: of the pe en that isa Jew,

Malachi 4:2

KJV: But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
EHCC: (3:20). the Sun of righteousness ג אם
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