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hebrew #3655 - כָּנָה kanah (to title)


Original Word:כָּנָה
Transliteration: kanah
Definition:to title, give an epithet
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(kaw-naw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

give flattering titles, surname himself

A primitive root; to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize -- give flattering titles, surname (himself).


Englishman's Concordance

1) to title, surname, be surnamed, give an epithet or cognomen, give a flattering title
1a) (Piel) to call by name, give a title, betitle
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 997

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[כָּנָה] verb Pi`elbetitle, title, give an epithet or cognomen (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּנָא, ; Arabic ) —

Pi`elImperfect1singular suffix בִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ אֲכַנְּךָוָאֶקְרָא לְךָIsaiah 45:4I have called thee by thy name, giving thee a title (of honour; compare for construction Dr§ 163); 3 masculine singular וּבְשֵׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֶּהIsaiah 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`al, see below, in bad sense=give a flattering title:וְאֶלאָֿדָם לֹא אֲכַנֶּהJob 32:21and unto man I do not give flattering titles ("" אַללֿנָא אֶשָּׂא פְנֵי אִישׁ); absolute Job 32:22.

Pu`alImperfectיְכֻנֶּהIsaiah 44:5he is betitled (see above; so ᵑ7 Bi Che Du; "" יקרא בשׁם יעקב, etc.)


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 3655. כָּנָה (kanah) — 4 Occurrences

Job 32:21
HEB:אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א אֲכַנֶּֽה׃
NAS: one, Nor flatter [any] man.
KJV: person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
INT: man Nor flatter

Job 32:22
HEB:לֹ֣א יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֲכַנֶּ֑ה כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט יִשָּׂאֵ֥נִי
NAS: For I do not know how to flatter, [Else] my Maker
KJV: For I know not to give flattering titles; [in so doing] my maker
INT: not know to flatter soon take

Isaiah 44:5
HEB:וּבְשֵׁ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יְכַנֶּֽה׃ פ
NAS: Belonging to the LORD,' And will name Israel's
KJV: unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name
INT: name Israel's honor

Isaiah 45:4
HEB:לְךָ֙ בִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָ אֲכַנְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃
NAS: you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have not known
KJV: thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known
INT: called your name have given have not known

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