כְּנַעֲנִי
Transliteration
kᵊnaʿănî
Pronunciation
ken-ah-an-ee'
Part of Speech
adjective, noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Patrial from כְּנַעַן (H3667)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1002a,1002b

Strong’s Definitions

כְּנַעַנִי Kᵉnaʻanîy, ken-ah-an-ee'; patrial from H3667; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans):—Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H3669 in the following manner: Canaanite (67x), merchant (2x), Canaan (1x), Canaanitess (1x), Canaanitish woman (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x
The KJV translates Strong's H3669 in the following manner: Canaanite (67x), merchant (2x), Canaan (1x), Canaanitess (1x), Canaanitish woman (2x).

  1. Canaanite = see Cana "zealous"

    adjective

    1. descendant of inhabitant of Canaan

      noun

    2. descendant or inhabitant of Canaan

    3. a merchant, trader

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כְּנַעַנִי Kᵉnaʻanîy, ken-ah-an-ee'; patrial from H3667; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans):—Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.
STRONGS H3669: Abbreviations
† I. כְּנַעֲנִי adjective and name, of a people of I. כְּנַעַן; — usually masculine singular (הַ)כְּנַעֲנִי Genesis 38:2; Numbers 21:1 +; feminine singular הַכְּנַעֲנִית Genesis 46:10 = Exodus 6:15; 1 Chronicles 2:3 masculine plural (הַ)כְּנַעֲנִים Obadiah 20; Nehemiah 9:24; —
1. adjective אִישׁ כ׳ Genesis 38:2 (J).
2. with article as substantive,
a. of individual, מֶלֶךְעֲֿרָדהַכּ׳ Numbers 21:1 (J) and hence Numbers 33:40 (P or R); feminine הַכְּנַעֲנִיתּ Genesis 46:10 = Exodus 6:15 (P) בַּתשֿׁוּעַ הַכְּנַעֲנִית 1 Chronicles 2:3.
b. usually collective (with article) of pre-Israel inhabitants of כְּנַעַן (which see) Genesis 12:6; Genesis 24:3, 37; Genesis 50:11 (all J), Numbers 21:3 (J), Joshua 13:3 (D), Judges 1:1, 3, 9, 10, 17, many of whom continued to live in the midst of Israel, Judges 1:27; Judges 1:28; Judges 1:29; Judges 1:29; Judges 1:30; Judges 1:32; Judges 1:33; Joshua 16:10 (twice in verse); Joshua 17:12, 13, 16, 18 (all J E), 1 Kings 9:16; plural only Obadiah 20, and ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִים Nehemiah 9:24; כ׳הַכּ׳ מִשְׁפְּחוֹת Genesis 10:18, גְּבוּל הַכּ׳ Genesis 10:19 (both J), אֶרֶץ הַכּ׳ Exodus 13:11 (JE), Ezekiel 16:3; often of part of the inhabitants, וְכָל ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַכּ׳ Joshua 7:9 (JE), Deuteronomy 11:30; with other proper name, of a people, + הַפְּרִוִּי Genesis 13:7; Genesis 34:30 (both J), Judges 1:4, 5, + הָאֱמֹרִי Deuteronomy 1:7; Joshua 5:1; Joshua 13:4 (all D); + הַחִוִּי 2 Samuel 24:7; + עֲמָלֵקִ(י) Numbers 14:25, 43, 45; especially in the list of peoples dispossessed by Israel, Genesis 15:21; Exodus 3:8, 17; Exodus 13:5; Exodus 23:23, 28; Exodus 33:2; Exodus 34:11; Numbers 13:29 (הַכּ׳ dwelling by the sea and along Jordan [compare Deuteronomy 1:7; Deuteronomy 11:30; Joshua 5:1; Joshua 11:3; Joshua 13:4]; all these J E), Deuteronomy 7:1; Deuteronomy 20:17; Joshua 3:10; Joshua 9:1; Joshua 11:3; Joshua 12:8; Joshua 24:11 (all J E D), Judges 3:3, 5; hence Ezra 9:1; Nehemiah 9:8. compare DrDt. p. 11, 13 f., 97, 133.

II. כְּנַעֲנִי noun masculine trader, merchant (compare II. כְּנַעַן); only singular (but see below): — עוֺד וְלֹא יִהְיֶה כ׳ בְּבֵית י׳ Zechariah 14:21 (probably); לַכּ׳ נָֽתְנָה וַחֲגוֺר Proverbs 31:24 (|| סָדִין עָֽשְׂתָה וַתִּמְכֹּר). **plural suffix כִּנְעָנֶיהָ (si vera lectio) Isaiah 23:8 (|| סֹחֲרֶיהָ). In Zechariah 11:7, 11 read perhaps (לִ)כְנַעֲנִיֵּי for (לָ)כֵן עֲנִיֵּי, Χαναναῖοι, Χαναανῖτιν, StaZAW, 1881. 26 (who compare as to sense Hosea 12:8), compare Klo We Marti.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:18; 10:19; 12:6; 13:7; 15:21; 24:3; 24:37; 34:30; 38:2; 38:2; 46:10; 46:10; 50:11

Exodus

3:8; 3:17; 6:15; 6:15; 13:5; 13:11; 23:23; 23:28; 33:2; 34:11

Numbers

13:29; 14:25; 14:43; 14:45; 21:1; 21:1; 21:3; 33:40

Deuteronomy

1:7; 1:7; 7:1; 11:30; 11:30; 20:17

Joshua

3:10; 5:1; 5:1; 7:9; 9:1; 11:3; 11:3; 12:8; 13:3; 13:4; 13:4; 16:10; 17:12; 17:13; 17:16; 17:18; 24:11

Judges

1:1; 1:3; 1:4; 1:5; 1:9; 1:10; 1:17; 1:27; 1:28; 1:29; 1:29; 1:30; 1:32; 1:33; 3:3; 3:5

2 Samuel

24:7

1 Kings

9:16

1 Chronicles

2:3; 2:3

Ezra

9:1

Nehemiah

9:8; 9:24; 9:24

Proverbs

31:24

Isaiah

23:8

Ezekiel

16:3

Hosea

12:8

Obadiah

1:20; 1:20

Zechariah

11:7; 11:11; 14:21