כָּנַס
kânaç · kaw-nas'
to collect; hence, to enfold
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to collect; hence, to enfold
- to collect
- hence, to enfold
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: gather (together), heap up, wrap self.
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
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › the seed, life continuing › to support and uphold
The open hand that covers of the seed, life continuing that works to support and uphold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כָּנַס 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
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to gather2 · 17%
- to gather together1 · 8%
- gather together1 · 8%
- he gathereth1 · 8%
- he gathereth together1 · 8%
- i gathered1 · 8%
- and to heap up1 · 8%
- together1 · 8%
- than that he can wrap1 · 8%
- yea, i will gather1 · 8%
- but i have gathered1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
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.