קָנַן
qânan · kaw-nan'
to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as anest
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root; to erect; but used only as denominative from H7064 (קֵן);
to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as anest
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: make...nest.
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
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › the seed, life continuing › the seed, life continuing
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the seed, life continuing of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קָנַן 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- make their nests1 · 20%
- make her nest1 · 20%
- that makest thy nest1 · 20%
- that maketh her nest1 · 20%
- made their nests1 · 20%
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.