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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7070 matches the Hebrew קָנֶה (qānê),
which occurs 22 times in 12 verses in 'Eze' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:19 - Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were among thy merchandise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:6 - And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:3 - And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:5 - And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:6 - Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the steps thereof: and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad; and the other threshold, one reed broad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:7 - And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:8 - He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:8 - I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about: the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:16

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:17

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:18 - He measured on the south side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:19 - He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
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