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Lexicon :: Strong's H3655 - kānâ

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כָּנָה
Transliteration
kānâ
Pronunciation
kaw-naw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 997

Strong’s Definitions

כָּנָה kânâh, kaw-naw'; a primitive root; to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize:—give flattering titles, surname (himself).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H3655 in the following manner: flattering titles (2x), surname (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H3655 in the following manner: flattering titles (2x), surname (2x).

  1. to title, surname, be surnamed, give an epithet or cognomen, give a flattering title

    1. (Piel) to call by name, give a title, betitle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּנָה kânâh, kaw-naw'; a primitive root; to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize:—give flattering titles, surname (himself).
STRONGS H3655: Abbreviations
† [כָּנָה] verb Pi. betitle, title, give an epithet or cognomen (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּנָא, bdb048701; Arabic bdb048702) —
Pi. Imperfect 1st person singular suffix בִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ אֲכַנְּךָוָאֶקְרָא לְךָ Isaiah 45:4 I have called thee by thy name, giving thee a title (of honour; compare for construction Dr§ 163); 3rd person masculine singular וּבְשֵׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֶּה Isaiah 44:5, and with the name Israel he titles (himself), is hardly possibly; absolute he betitles, or makes use of a title, is unlikely; read probably Pu., see below, in bad sense = give a flattering title: וְאֶלאָֿדָם לֹא אֲכַנֶּה Job 32:21 and unto man I do not give flattering titles (|| אַללֿנָא אֶשָּׂא פְנֵי אִישׁ); absolute Job 32:22.
Pu. Imperfect יְכֻנֶּה Isaiah 44:5 he is betitled (see above; so Targum Bi Che Du; || יקרא בשׁם יעקב, etc.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

32:21; 32:22

Isaiah

44:5; 44:5; 45:4

H3655

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3655 matches the Hebrew כָּנָה (kānâ),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:21 - I won’t play favorites
or try to flatter anyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:22 - For if I tried flattery,
my Creator would soon destroy me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:5 - Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the LORD.’
Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.’
Some will write the LORD’s name on their hands
and will take the name of Israel as their own.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:4 - “And why have I called you for this work?
Why did I call you by name when you did not know me?
It is for the sake of Jacob my servant,
Israel my chosen one.
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