הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִי֙

𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉

hakenaani

of-the-Canaanites

patrial from כְּנַעַן; 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.

H3669

Deuteronomy 1:7 · Word #17

Lexicon H3669

Lemmaכְּנַעַנִי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉
TransliterationKᵉnaʻanîy
Strong'sH3669
In-contextof-the-Canaanites

Morphology HTd/Ngmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype g — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin)
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3669-02

the Kenaanite (Lowlander)

Morphological NotesNoun, gentilic adjective used substantivally; masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). Functions as a definite singular ethnic designation: "the Kenaanite."
Rendering RationaleThe term כְּנַעֲנִי is a masculine singular gentilic formed from כְּנַעַן (Kenaan), likely derived from the root כנע, "to be low" or "to be subdued." Rendering it "Kenaanite (Lowlander)" preserves the ethnic identity while reflecting the probable root sense of "lowliness" or "lowland dweller," and the definite article is conveyed by "the." The singular masculine form is maintained in English by the singular ethnic designation.

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Words from Root כנע (to be low, be humbled, be subdued; lowliness, subjugation)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3665-01 akhenia I will cause to bow low
H3669-01 bakenaani against the Kenaanite
H3669-03 hakenaanim the Kenaanite lowlanders

Word Usage (73 occurrences of H3669)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 10:18 הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִֽי hakenaani of the Canaanites
Genesis 10:19 הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִי֙ hakenaani of the Canaanites
Genesis 12:6 וְ/הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֖י vehakenaani and the Canaanite
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