כִּנְעָה
𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤄
kinʻâh
H3666 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Bundle, package, or collection of goods, typically used in reference to merchandise or commercial wares; by extension, items carried or transported as a unit. The term usually appears in contexts related to trade or commerce, denoting a tied or wrapped grouping of goods for transport or sale.
Semantic Range
bundle, package, collection of wares, merchandise, tied goods
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root כנע, which conveys the core sense of 'to bend, to bring into subjection, to gather together.' The noun כִּנְעָה (kinʻâh) forms as a derivative referring specifically to items gathered or bundled together, particularly in commercial settings.
Historical & Contextual Notes
כִּנְעָה appears infrequently in the Hebrew Bible, with attestation primarily in texts addressing economic or trade activity. Its use reflects the practicalities of ancient commerce, where goods were often bundled or packaged for transport—likely by individuals such as traders or merchants rather than by mass producers. The term should not be confused with other words for package or burden (e.g., צְרוֹר, tseror), which may overlap in some contexts but are distinct in form and nuance. The semantic field overlaps somewhat with terms referring to 'cargo' or 'load' but maintains a specific sense of items tied or collected together for commerce. In later periods, similar words come to have more generalized meanings for 'bundle' or even 'parcel,' but in biblical Hebrew usage, כִּנְעָה primarily denotes trade goods or wares in bundled form. Standard English translations like 'package' or 'wares' capture the main sense but may not convey the commercial nuance present in ancient contexts; the term does not appear to carry metaphoric or extended figurative sense in extant biblical texts.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from כָּנַע in the sense of folding (compare כָּנַס); a package; wares.
Bantu Hebrew
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כנע (k-n-ʿ) — to bend, to subjugate, to gather together
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3665 | כָּנַע | I will bring into submission |
| H3667 | כְּנַעַן | Kena'an |
| H3668 | כְּנַעֲנָה | Kenaanah |
| H3669 | כְּנַעַנִי | in the Kenaanite |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3666-01 |
כִּנְעָתֵ֑/ךְ | kineatekhe | HNcfsc/Sp2fs |
your wares | your bundle of wares | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3666-01 |
Jeremiah 10:17 | כִּנְעָתֵ֑/ךְ | kineatekhe | HNcfsc/Sp2fs |
your wares | your bundle of wares |