כְנַ֖עַן
𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍
Kenaan
Canaan
Proper noun: (1) An ethnic-geographic designation referring to the land of Canaan, a region in the Southern Levant occupied by various indigenous populations prior to and during the Israelite settlement period; (2) Used also to denote the inhabitants of this region—the Canaanites; (3) As a personal name, refers to an individual, Kena'an, listed as a son of Ham and ancestor of the Canaanite peoples in the table of nations (Genesis 10); (4) In later usage, especially in prophetic and post-exilic books, the term develops a generic sense of 'merchant' or 'trader,' likely reflecting dominant Canaanite mercantile activity.
Genesis 9:26 · Word #7
Lexicon H3667
| Lemma | כְּנַעַן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Kenaan |
| Strong's | H3667 |
| Definition | Proper noun: (1) An ethnic-geographic designation referring to the land of Canaan, a region in the Southern Levant occupied by various indigenous populations prior to and during the Israelite settlement period; (2) Used also to denote the inhabitants of this region—the Canaanites; (3) As a personal name, refers to an individual, Kena'an, listed as a son of Ham and ancestor of the Canaanite peoples in the table of nations (Genesis 10); (4) In later usage, especially in prophetic and post-exilic books, the term develops a generic sense of 'merchant' or 'trader,' likely reflecting dominant Canaanite mercantile activity. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Canaan |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3667-02
Kenaʿan (Subdued-land)
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular; ethnic-geographic name used for land, people, or ancestral figure. |
| Rendering Rationale | This is a proper masculine singular name derived from the root כנע ('to be subdued, humbled'). The rendering preserves the transliterated name while foregrounding its root sense as 'Subdued-land,' reflecting its ethnic-geographic identity. |
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SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Kenaan
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Kena'an |