קְנַז
Qᵉnaz · ken-az'
Kenaz, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from an unused root meaning to hunt; hunter;
Kenaz, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Kenaz.
Letters
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › the seed, life continuing › to cut, to sustain
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the seed, life continuing that works to cut, to sustain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קְנַז 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 · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of kenaz5 · 45%
- kenaz4 · 36%
- and kenaz1 · 9%
- even kenaz1 · 9%
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.