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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:5 - He again fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain came up on a single stalk H7070, plump and good.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:22 - “Then I saw also in my dream, and behold, seven ears, full and good, came up on a single stalk H7070;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:31 -

“Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand, its base, and its shaft H7070 are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its [fn]bulbs, and its flowers shall be [fn]of the same piece.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:32 - “Six branches H7070 shall go out from its sides; three branches H7070 of the lampstand from its one side and three branches H7070 of the lampstand from its [fn]other side.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:33 - “Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch H7070, a [fn]bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the [fn]other branch H7070, a [fn]bulb and a flower—so for the six branches H7070 going out from the lampstand;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:35 - “And a [fn]bulb shall be under the first pair of branches H7070 coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the second pair of branches H7070 coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the third pair of branches H7070 coming out of it, for the six branches H7070 coming out of the lampstand.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:36 - “Their [fn]bulbs and their branches H7070 shall be [fn]of the same piece; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:23 - “But as for you, take for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh 500 shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, 250, and of fragrant cane H7070 250,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17 -

Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft H7070; its cups, its [fn]bulbs, and its flowers were [fn]of the same piece.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:18 - There were six branches H7070 going out of its sides; three branches H7070 of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches H7070 of the lampstand from the [fn]other side of it;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:19 - three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [fn]bulb and a flower in one branch H7070, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [fn]bulb and a flower in the other branch H7070—so for the six branches H7070 coming out of the lampstand.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:21 - and a [fn]bulb was under the first pair of branches H7070 coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the second pair of branches H7070 coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the third pair of branches H7070 coming out of it, for the six branches H7070 coming out of the lampstand.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:22 - Their [fn]bulbs and their branches H7070 were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:15 -

“So Yahweh will strike Israel, as a reed H7070 is shaken in the water; and He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the [fn]River, because they have made their [fn]Asherim, provoking Yahweh to anger.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - “Now behold, you [fn]trust in the staff of this crushed reed H7070, even on Egypt; on which if a man leans, it will go into his [fn]hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:22 -

Let my shoulder fall from the [fn]socket,

And my arm be broken off [fn]at the elbow H7070.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:21 -

“Under the lotus plants it lies down,

In the hidden place of the reeds H7070 and the marsh.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30 -

Rebuke the beast [fn]in the reeds H7070,

The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,

Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;

He has cast out the peoples who delight in war.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:14 -

Nard and saffron, calamus H7070 and cinnamon,

With all the trees of frankincense,

Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest [fn]spices.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:6 -

The rivers will emit a stench,

The [fn]streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up;

The reeds H7070 and rushes will rot away.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:7 -

Then the [fn]scorched land will become a pool

And the thirsty ground springs of water;

In the haunt of jackals, its resting place,

Grass becomes reeds H7070 and rushes.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 - “Behold, you trust in the staff of this crushed reed H7070, even on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his [fn]hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:3 -

“A crushed reed H7070 He will not break

And a faintly burning wick He will not extinguish;

He will bring forth justice in truth.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:24 -

“You have not bought Me [fn]sweet H7070 cane H7070 with money,

Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices;

Rather you have burdened Me with your sins;

You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:6 -

“Those who lavish gold from the purse

And weigh silver on the scale H7070,

They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;

They fall down, indeed they worship it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:20 -

“For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba

And the [fn]sweet cane H7070 from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,

And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:19 - “Also Vedan and Javan paid for your wares [fn]from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia, and [fn]sweet H7070 cane H7070 were among your merchandise.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:6 -

“Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh

Because they have been only a staff made of reed H7070 to the house of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:3 - So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring [fn]rod H7070 in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:5 -

And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house of Yahweh all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod H7070 of six cubits, each of which was a [fn]cubit and a [fn]handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the [fn]wall, one rod H7070; and the height, one rod H7070.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:6 - Then he went to the gate which faced east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod H7070 [fn]in width; and the other threshold was one rod H7070 [fn]in width.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:7 - The guardroom was one rod H7070 long and one rod H7070 wide; and there were five cubits between the guardrooms. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate [fn]facing inward was one rod H7070.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:8 - Then he measured the porch of the gate [fn]facing inward, one rod H7070.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:8 - I saw also that the house had a raised [fn]platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full rod H7070 of [fn]six [fn]long cubits in height.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:16 - He measured on the east [fn]side with the measuring reed H7070 500 reeds H7070 by the measuring reed H7070.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:17 - He measured on the north side 500 reeds H7070 by the measuring reed H7070.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:18 - On the south side he measured 500 reeds H7070 with the measuring reed H7070.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:19 - He turned to the west side and measured 500 reeds H7070 with the measuring reed H7070.
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