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Lexicon :: Strong's H3665 - kānaʿ

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כָּנַע
Transliteration
kānaʿ
Pronunciation
kaw-nah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1001

Strong’s Definitions

כָּנַע kânaʻ, kaw-nah'; a primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish:—bring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H3665 in the following manner: humble (18x), subdue (11x), bring low (2x), bring down (3x), subjection (1x), miscellaneous (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H3665 in the following manner: humble (18x), subdue (11x), bring low (2x), bring down (3x), subjection (1x), miscellaneous (1x).

  1. to be humble, be humbled, be subdued, be brought down, be low, be under, be brought into subjection

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to humble oneself

      2. to be humbled, be subdued

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to humble

      2. to subdue

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּנַע kânaʻ, kaw-nah'; a primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish:—bring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.
STRONGS H3665: Abbreviations
† [כָּנַע] verb be humble, only in derived conjugation (Aramaic כְּנַע id.; Arabic bdb048808 is be contracted, wrinkled; also fold wings (of eagle)) —
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִכְנַע 1 Kings 21:29 + 3 times; 3rd person plural נִכְנְעוּ 2 Chronicles 12:7; 30:11; נִכְנָ֑עוּ 2 Chronicles 12:7; Imperfect יִכָּנַע Leviticus 26:41 + 3 times; 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּכָּנַע Judges 3:30; 2nd person masculine singular וַתִּכָּנַע 2 Kings 22:19 + 2 times; 3rd person masculine plural וְיִכָּֽנְעוּ 2 Chronicles 7:14 + 5 times; יִכָּנֵ֑עוּ 1 Chronicles 20:4; Infinitive הִכָּנַע 2 Chronicles 33:23; suffix הִכָּֽנְעוֺ 2 Chronicles 12:12; 33:19; —
1. reflexive. humble oneself Leviticus 26:41 (H; subject לְבָבָם), 2 Chronicles 7:14; 12:6, 7 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 12:12; 30:11; 32:26; 33:19, 23; before some one, לִפְנֵי 2 Chronicles 34:27; מִלִּפְנֵי 1 Kings 21:29; 2 Chronicles 33:12, 23; 34:27; 36:12; מִפְּנֵי 1 Kings 21:29; 2 Kings 22:19.
2. passive be humbled, subdued 1 Samuel 7:13; 1 Chronicles 20:4; 2 Chronicles 13:18; followed by לִפְנֵי person Judges 8:28; מִפְּנֵי Judges 11:33; under some one תַּחַת Judges 3:30; Psalm 106:42.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִכְנִיעַ 2 Chronicles 28:19; 1st person singular הִכְנַעְתִּי 1 Chronicles 17:10; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיַּכְנַע Judges 4:23; Psalm 107:12; suffix יַכְנִיעֵם Deuteronomy 9:3 + 2 times; 2nd person masculine singular תַּכְנִיעַ Isaiah 25:5; וַתַּכְנַע Nehemiah 9:24; 1st person singular אַכְנִיעַ Psalm 81:15; Imperative הַכְנִיעֵהוּ Job 40:12; —
1. humble 2 Chronicles 28:19; Job 40:12; Psalm 107:12 (object לֵב), Isaiah 25:5 (object שְׁאוֺן זָרִים).
2. subdue enemies 2 Samuel 8:1 = 1 Chronicles 18:1; 1 Chronicles 17:10; Psalm 81:15; followed by לִפְנֵי Deuteronomy 9:3; Judges 4:23; Nehemiah 9:24.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

26:41; 26:41

Deuteronomy

9:3; 9:3

Judges

3:30; 3:30; 4:23; 4:23; 8:28; 11:33

1 Samuel

7:13

2 Samuel

8:1

1 Kings

21:29; 21:29; 21:29

2 Kings

22:19; 22:19

1 Chronicles

17:10; 17:10; 18:1; 20:4; 20:4

2 Chronicles

7:14; 7:14; 12:6; 12:7; 12:7; 12:7; 12:12; 12:12; 13:18; 28:19; 28:19; 30:11; 30:11; 32:26; 33:12; 33:19; 33:19; 33:23; 33:23; 33:23; 34:27; 34:27; 36:12

Nehemiah

9:24; 9:24

Job

40:12; 40:12

Psalms

81:15; 81:15; 106:42; 107:12; 107:12

Isaiah

25:5; 25:5

H3665

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Strong's Number H3665 matches the Hebrew כָּנַע (kānaʿ),
which occurs 36 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:41 - and I walked with them with a perverse mind; and I will destroy them in the land of their enemies: then shall their uncircumcised heart be ashamed, and then shall they acquiesce in the punishment of their sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:3 - And thou shalt know to-day, that the Lord thy God he shall go before thy face: he is a consuming fire; he shall destroy them, and he shall turn them back before thee, and shall destroy them quickly, as the Lord said to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:30 - So Moab was [fn]humbled in that day under the hand of Israel, and the land had rest eighty years; and Aod judged them till he died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:23 - So God routed Jabin king of Chanaan in that day before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:28 - And Madiam was straitened before the children of Israel, and they did not lift up their head any more; and the land had rest forty years in the days of Gedeon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:33 - And he smote them from Aroer till one comes to Arnon, in number twenty cities, and as far as Ebelcharmim, with a very great destruction: and the children of Ammon were straitened before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:13 - So the Lord humbled the Philistines, and they did not any more come into the border of Israel; and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:1 - And it came to pass after this, that David smote the Philistines, and put them to flight, and David took the [fn]tribute from out of the hand of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:29 - (LXX 20:29) Hast thou seen how Achaab has been pricked to the heart before me? I will not bring on the evil in his days, but in his son's days will I bring on the evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:19 - because thy heart was softened, and thou wast humbled before me, when thou heardest all that I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, that it should be [fn]utterly destroyed and accursed, and thou didst rend thy garments, and weep before me; I also have heard, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:10 - and from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel. Also I have humbled all thine enemies, and I will increase thee, and the Lord will build thee a house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:1 - And it came to pass afterwards, that David smote the Philistines, and routed them, and took Geth and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:4 - And it came to pass afterward that there was again war with the Philistines in Gazer: then Sobochai the Sosathite smote Saphut of the sons of the giants, and laid him low.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14 - then if my people, on whom my name is called, should repent, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, I also will hear from heaven, and I will be merciful to their sins, and I will heal their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:6 - And the elders of Israel and the king were ashamed, and said, The Lord is righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:7 - And when the Lord saw that they repented, then came the word of the Lord to Samaias, saying, They have repented; I will not destroy them, but I will set them in safety for a little while, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:12 - And when he repented, the anger of the Lord turned from him, and did not destroy him utterly; for there were good things in Juda.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:18 - So the children of Israel were brought low in that day, and the children of Juda prevailed, because they trusted on the Lord God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:19 - For the Lord humbled Juda because of Achaz king of Juda, because he grievously departed from the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:11 - But the men of Aser, and some of Manasses and of Zabulon, were ashamed, and came to Jerusalem and Juda.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:26 - And Ezekias humbled himself after the exaltation of his heart, he and the dwellers in Jerusalem; and the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Ezekias.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:12 - And when he was afflicted, he sought the face of the Lord his God, and was greatly humbled before the face of the God of his fathers;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:19 - behold, they are in the account of his prayer; and God hearkened to him. And all his sins, and his backslidings, and the spots on which he built the high places, and set there groves and graven images, before he repented, behold, they are written in the books of the seers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:23 - And he was not humbled before the Lord as his father Manasses was humbled; for his son Amon abounded in transgression.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:27 - forasmuch as thy heart was ashamed, and thou wast humbled before me when thou heardest my words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and thou wast humbled before me, and didst rend thy garments, and didst weep before me; I also have heard, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:12 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God: he was not ashamed before the prophet Jeremias, nor because of the word of the Lord;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:24 - And they inherited it: and thou didst destroy from before them the dwellers in the land of the Chananites, and thou gavest into their hands them and their kings, and the nations of the land, to do unto them as it pleased them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:12 - Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:14 - (LXX 80:15) I should have put down their enemies very quickly, and should have laid my hand upon those that afflicted them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:42 - (LXX 105:42) And their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought down under their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12 - (LXX 106:12) So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:5 - We were as faint-hearted men thirsting in Sion, by reason of ungodly men to whom thou didst deliver us.
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