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Lexicon :: Strong's H3664 - kānas

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כָּנַס
Transliteration
kānas
Pronunciation
kaw-nas'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1000

Strong’s Definitions

כָּנַס kânaç, kaw-nas'; a primitive root; to collect; hence, to enfold:—gather (together), heap up, wrap self.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H3664 in the following manner: gather (5x), gather together (4x), heap up (1x), wrap (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H3664 in the following manner: gather (5x), gather together (4x), heap up (1x), wrap (1x).
  1. to gather, collect, wrap

    1. (Qal) to gather

    2. (Piel) to gather

    3. (Hithpael) to gather together, wrap oneself up

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּנַס kânaç, kaw-nas'; a primitive root; to collect; hence, to enfold:—gather (together), heap up, wrap self.
STRONGS H3664: Abbreviations
† [כָּנַס] verb gather, collect (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּנַס (see also H3673 כנשׁ); Ethiopic bdb048806 in derived conjugation assemble for worship, etc.; Arabic bdb048807 is sweep, sweep away, destroy) —
Qal (late) Perfect 1st person singular כָּנַסְתִּי Ecclesiastes 2:8; Imperative כְּנוֺס Esther 4:16; Infinitive construct 1 Chronicles 22:2 + 3 times; Participle כֹּנֵס Psalm 33:7; — gather people 1 Chronicles 22:2; Esther 4:16; כַּנֵּד מֵי הַיָּ֑ם נֹתֵן בְּאוֺצָרוֺת תְּהוֺמוֺת כ׳ Psalm 33:7 (read perhaps, for כַּנֵּד, כַּנּאֹד as in a wine skin, see נאד, נד); gather, collect portions of harvest for priests and Levites Nehemiah 12:44; stones Ecclesiastes 3:5 (opposed to השׁליך); silver and gold = amass wealth Ecclesiastes 2:8; absolute Ecclesiastes 2:26 (|| אסף).
Pi. Perfect 1st person singular וְכִנַּסְתִּ֫י אֶתְכֶם Ezekiel 22:21 and I will gather you together (for punishment; Co translates to Ezekiel 22:20 and reads for וְהִנַּחְתִּ֫י; || קבץ Ezekiel 22:19; Ezekiel 22:20); of restoration וְכִנַּסְתִּים אֶלאַֿדְמָתָם Ezekiel 39:28, and יְכַנֵּס Psalm 147:2.
Hithp. Infinitive construct כְּהִתְכַּנֵּסוְהַמַּסֵּכָה צָרָה Isaiah 28:20 and the covering is (too) narrow when one gathers oneself together (|| מֵהִשְׂתָּרֵעַקָצַר הַמַּצָּע), i.e. the bed is too short to stretch oneself at full length, and when one (perforce) draws up the feet, the covering becomes too narrow.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

22:2; 22:2

Nehemiah

12:44

Esther

4:16; 4:16

Psalms

33:7; 33:7; 147:2

Ecclesiastes

2:8; 2:8; 2:26; 3:5

Isaiah

28:20

Ezekiel

22:19; 22:20; 22:20; 22:21; 39:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3664 matches the Hebrew כָּנַס (kānas),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:2 -

So David gave orders to gather the resident aliens that were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to cut finished stones for building God’s house.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:44 -

On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths. The legally required portions for the priests and Levites were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:16 -

“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my female servants will also fast in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law. If I perish, I perish.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:7 -

He gathers the water of the sea into a heap;[fn]

he puts the depths into storehouses.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:2 -

The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem;

he gathers Israel’s exiled people.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:8 -

I also amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered male and female singers for myself, and many concubines, the delights of men.[fn][fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 -

For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:5 -

a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:20 -

Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on,

and its cover too small to wrap up in.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:21 -

“Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of my fury, and you will be melted within the city.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:28 -

“They will know that I am the LORD their God when I regather them to their own land after having exiled them among the nations. I will leave none of them behind.[fn]

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