כָּנָה
kânâh · kaw-naw'
to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize
- to address by an additional name
- hence, to eulogize
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: give flattering titles, surname (himself).
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › the seed, life continuing › to reveal, behold
The open hand that covers of the seed, life continuing that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כָּנָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- neither let me give flattering titles1 · 25%
- not to give flattering titles1 · 25%
- and surname1 · 25%
- i have surnamed1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.