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H7071 קָנָה (Qânâh) kaw-naw'

Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Kanah

Biblical Persons & Places

Kanah Kanah_1
A location first mentioned at Jos.16.8; only referred to as Kanah (קָנָה).
Kanah Cana
A location first mentioned at Jos.19.28; referred to as Kanah (קָנָה), or Cana (Κανᾶ).

Strong's Definition

Kanah, the name of a stream and of a place in Palestine

Derivation: feminine of H7070 (קָנֶה); reediness;

KJV Usage: Kanah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Kanah = "reed"
1) a stream flowing into the Mediterranean Sea that marked the boundary between Ephraim on the south and Manasseh on the north
2) a town marking the boundary of Asher

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קָנָה (qa.nah) — Kanah.

§ Kanah = "reed" a stream flowing into the Mediterranean Sea that marked the boundary between Ephraim on the south and Manasseh on the north

קָנָה (qa.nah) — Kanah. Kanah = "reed" a town marking the boundary of Asher Also named: Kana (Κανᾶ "Cana" G2580)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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Names of Waterbodies

Kanah = brook or wadi; ► marking the boundary of the territory of Ephraim, separating it from Manasseh; 8 km southwest of Shechem

JOS 16:8 · JOS 17:9

Names of Locations

Kanah = town; ◄ located in the territory of Asher; probably modern Qana, 10 km southeast of Tyre

JOS 19:28

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קָנָה n.pr. of wady between Ephr. and Manass.

loc. in Asher

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Bible Occurrences (3)

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