H7077 קָנַן (qânan) kaw-nan'

Hebrew

Verb (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

to make a nest

Strong's Definition

to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as anest

Derivation: a primitive root; to erect; but used only as denominative from H7064 (קֵן);

KJV Usage: make...nest.

TWOT Reference: 2042

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to make a nest

1a) (Piel) to make a nest

1b) (Pual) to be nested

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קִנֵּן (qa.nan) — to make a nest. 1) to make a nest 1a) (Piel) to make a nest 1b) (Pual) to be nested

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

קנן (H7077)

verb · קֵן

Exist | verb pi

to build a nest = causative action by which birds build a nest; ◄ with the help of twigs, straw, grass and other materials, ► as a place where they can lay their eggs and shelter their young; ≈ associated with security

PSA 104:17 · ISA 34:15 · JER 22:23 · JER 48:28 · EZK 31:6

¹ JER 22:23 MT-K מקננתי

Graham S. Ogden

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[קִנֵּן] vb. denom. Pi. make a nest, nest Pu. (thou) who art nested in the cedars (fig.).

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Bible Occurrences (5)

104:17

34:15

22:23 48:28

31:6

Isaiah 34:15

There the owl will make her nest; she will lay and hatch her eggs and gather her brood under her shadow. Even there the birds of prey will gather, each with its mate.

Jeremiah 22:23

O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 48:28

Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.

Ezekiel 31:6

All the birds of the air nested in its branches, and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs; all the great nations lived in its shade.