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Lexicon :: Strong's H7070 - qānê

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קָנֶה
Transliteration
qānê
Pronunciation
kaw-neh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2040a

Strong’s Definitions

קָנֶה qâneh, kaw-neh'; from H7069; a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard):—balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, × spearman, stalk.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 62x

The KJV translates Strong's H7070 in the following manner: reed (28x), branch (24x), calamus (3x), cane (2x), stalk (2x), balance (1x), bone (1x), spearmen (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 62x
The KJV translates Strong's H7070 in the following manner: reed (28x), branch (24x), calamus (3x), cane (2x), stalk (2x), balance (1x), bone (1x), spearmen (1x).

  1. reed, stalk, bone, balances

    1. stalk

    2. water-plant, reed

    3. calamus (aromatic reed)

    4. derived meanings

      1. measuring-rod

      2. reed (as unit of measure - 6 cubits)

      3. beam (of scales - for scales themselves)

      4. shaft (of lampstand)

      5. branches (of lampstand)

      6. shoulder-joint

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָנֶה qâneh, kaw-neh'; from H7069; a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard):—balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, × spearman, stalk.
STRONGS H7070: Abbreviations
קָנֶה 62 noun masculineGenesis 41:5 stalk, reed; — absolute ק׳ 1 Kings 14:5 +; construct קְנֵה Ezekiel 40:3 +; suffix קָנָהּ Exodus 25:31; Exodus 37:17 = קָנָהֿ (Ges§ 91e) Job 31:22; plural קָנִים Exodus 25:32 +; construct קְנֵי Exodus 37:18 +; suffixקְנֹתָם Exodus 25:36; Exodus 37:22; —
1. stalk of grain Genesis 41:5, 22 (E).
2. water-plant, reed, 1 Kings 14:15; Isaiah 19:6 (+ סוּף), Isaiah 35:7 (+ גֹּמֶא); collective, חַיַת ק׳ Psalm 68:31 beasts of (the) reeds (dwelling among them), compare וּבִצָּה בְּסֵתֶר ק׳ Job 40:21; הָרָצוּץ מִשְׁעֶנֶת הַקּ׳ 2 Kings 18:21 = Isaiah 36:6, ק׳ מִשׁ׳ Ezekiel 29:6, all figurative of weak support; compare רָצוּץ ק׳ Isaiah 42:3 (spared by עבד י׳).
3. calamus, aromatic reed, הַטּוֺב ק׳ Jeremiah 6:20 (Ges § 126 w), בֿשֶֹׁם ק׳, Exodus 30:23(P); ק׳ alone Ezekiel 27:19; Isaiah 43:24; Songs 4:14.
4. derived meanings:
a. measuring-rod, קְנֵח הַמִּדָּה Ezekiel 40:3, 5 (6 cubits long, see אַמָּה) Ezekiel 42:16 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 42:17, 18, 19.
b. unit of measure, reed (of 6 cubits, as Assyrian ḳanû) Ezekiel 40:5 (twice in verse) + 10 times 40, 42, + מְלוֺ הַקּ׳ Ezekiel 41:8 full reed (emphatic).
c. beam of scales, for scales themselves Isaiah 46:6.
d. shaft of lamp-stand Exodus 25:31 = Exodus 37:17 (P).
e. branches thereof, Exodus 25:32 (3 times in verse) = Exodus 37:18 (3 times in verse) +16 times 25, 37 (all P).
f. shoulder-joint, Job 31:22 (|| שְׁכָם).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:5; 41:5; 41:22

Exodus

25:31; 25:31; 25:32; 25:32; 25:36; 30:23; 37:17; 37:17; 37:18; 37:18; 37:22

1 Kings

14:5; 14:15

2 Kings

18:21

Job

31:22; 31:22; 40:21

Psalms

68:31

Song of Songs

4:14

Isaiah

19:6; 35:7; 36:6; 42:3; 43:24; 46:6

Jeremiah

6:20

Ezekiel

27:19; 29:6; 40:3; 40:3; 40:5; 40:5; 41:8; 42:16; 42:17; 42:18; 42:19

H7070

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Strong's Number H7070 matches the Hebrew קָנֶה (qānê),
which occurs 62 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:5 - And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:22 - 'And I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:31 - 'And thou hast made a candlestick of pure gold, of beaten work is the candlestick made; its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers are of the same;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:32 - and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the second side;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:33 - three calyxes made like almonds in the one branch, a knop and a flower, and three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches which are coming out from the candlestick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:35 - and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, are to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:36 - their knops and their branches are of the same, all of it one beaten work of pure gold;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:23 - 'And thou, take to thyself principal spices, wild honey five hundred shekels; and spice-cinnamon, the half of that, two hundred and fifty; and spice-cane two hundred and fifty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17 - And he maketh the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he hath made the candlestick, its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers, have been of the same;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:18 - and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of its second side;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:19 - three calyxes, made like almonds, in the one branch, a knop and a flower; and three calyxes, made like almonds, in another branch, a knop and a flower; so to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:21 - and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, are to the six branches which are coming out of it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:22 - their knops and their branches have been of the same; all of it one beaten work of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:15 - And Jehovah hath smitten Israel as the reed is moved by the waters, and hath plucked Israel from off this good ground that He gave to their fathers, and scattered them beyond the River, because that they made their shrines, provoking Jehovah to anger;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - 'Now, lo, thou hast trusted for thee on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; which a man leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it! -- so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:22 - My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:21 - Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30 - Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:14 - Cypresses with nard -- nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:6 - And they have turned away the flowings, Weak and dried up have been brooks of the bulwark, Reed and flag have withered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:7 - And the mirage hath become a pond, And the thirsty land fountains of waters, In the habitation of dragons, Its place of couching down, a court for reed and rush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 - 'Lo, thou hast trusted on the staff of this broken reed -- on Egypt -- which a man leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it -- so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:3 - A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:24 - Thou hast not bought for Me with money sweet cane, And with the fat of thy sacrifices hast not filled Me, Only -- thou hast caused Me to serve with thy sins, Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:6 - -- They are pouring out gold from a bag, And silver on the beam they weigh, They hire a refiner, and he maketh it a god, They fall down, yea, they bow themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:20 - Why is this to Me? frankincense from Sheba cometh, And the sweet cane from a land afar off, Your burnt-offerings are not for acceptance, And your sacrifices have not been sweet to Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:19 - Vedan and Javan go about with thy remnants, They have given shining iron, cassia, and cane, In thy merchandise it hath been.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:6 - And known have all inhabitants of Egypt That I am Jehovah, Because of their being a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:3 - And He bringeth me in thither, and lo, a man, his appearance as the appearance of brass, and a thread of flax in his hand, and a measuring-reed, and he is standing at the gate,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:5 - And lo, a wall on the outside of the house all round about, and in the hand of the man a measuring-reed, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth, and he measureth the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:6 - And he cometh in unto the gate whose front is eastward, and he goeth up by its steps, and he measureth the threshold of the gate one reed broad, even the one threshold one reed broad,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:7 - and the little chamber one reed long and one reed broad, and between the little chambers five cubits, and the threshold of the gate, from the side of the porch of the gate from within, one reed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:8 - And he measureth the porch of the gate from within one reed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:8 - And I have looked at the house, the height all round about: the foundations of the side-chambers are the fulness of the reed, six cubits by the joining.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:16 - He hath measured the east side with the measuring-reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:17 - He hath measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:18 - The south side he hath measured, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:19 - He hath turned round unto the west side, he hath measured five hundred reeds with the measuring-reed.
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