Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7078 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קֶנֶץ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root probably meaning to wrench |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | Not listed |
| Transliteration: | qenets |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | keh'-nets |
| Meaning: | 1. perversion |
| KJV Renderings: | end. |
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[קֵ֫נֶץ noun [masculine] snare, net (si vera lectio); — plural construct (Ges «GKC:130a»§ 130a) עַדאָֿ֫נָה תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין Job 18:2 how long will ye lay snares for words (catch at words, talk without knowledge)? so Castle JDMich and most, but sense strange; Vrss translate end, so Thes and others (explanation קנצי [very dubious] as Aramaic), read then קֵץ (with singular verb, after ᵐ5 ), Me Bi Siegf Du, and strike out עַדאָֿנָה Du.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
