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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
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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

H3664

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:2 -

So David said to gather H3664 the sojourners who were in the land of Israel, and he [fn]appointed [fn]stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:44 -

On that day men were also appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the first fruits, and the tithes, to gather H3664 into them from the fields of the cities the portions required by the law for the priests and Levites; for Judah was glad over the priests and Levites who stood to minister.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:16 - “Go, gather H3664 all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:7 -

He gathers H3664 the waters of the sea [fn]as a heap;

He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:2 -

Yahweh builds up Jerusalem;

He gathers H3664 the [fn]outcasts of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:8 - Also, I collected H3664 for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male and female singers and the pleasures of the sons of men—many concubines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - For to a man who is good before Him, He has given wisdom and knowledge and gladness, while to the sinner He has given the endeavor of gathering and collecting H3664 so that he may give to one who is good before God. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:5 -

A time to throw stones and a time to gather H3664 stones;

A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:20 -

The bed is too short on which to stretch out,

And the blanket is too narrow to wrap H3664 oneself in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:21 - ‘And I will collect H3664 you together and blow on you with the fire of My fury, and you will be melted in the midst of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:28 - “Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God because I made them go into exile among the nations, and then collected H3664 them again to their own land; and I will leave none of them there any longer.
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