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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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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:2 - David commanded to gather together the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:44 - On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:16 - “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:7 - He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:2 - The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:8 - I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines,[fn] the delight of the sons of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:5 - a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:20 - For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on,
and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:21 - I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:28 - Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore.
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