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קְנָא

𐤒𐤍𐤀

qᵉnâʼ

H7066 verb

SILEX Entry

Root קנה to acquire, to buy, to purchase

Definition

To buy, purchase, acquire. Used in the sense of obtaining property, goods, or rights through transactional exchange. Has specific reference to legal purchase or transfer of ownership, as opposed to acquisition by inheritance, gift, or conquest.

Semantic Range

to buy, to purchase, to acquire property, to obtain rights through transaction

Root / Etymology

From the root קנה, which carries the sense 'to acquire, purchase, buy, get' in both Hebrew and Aramaic. The form קְנָא is the Aramaic cognate of the Hebrew קָנָה (qanah), and appears in biblical Aramaic texts. The word is derived from the root's core semantic domain of acquiring or obtaining.

Historical & Contextual Notes

קְנָא is found in the biblical Aramaic sections, notably in Ezra and Daniel, functioning as the regular verb 'to buy, purchase' in legal and economic contexts. Its usage is parallel to Hebrew קָנָה, but distinct in form due to language difference (Aramaic vs. Hebrew). The term often refers to legal transactions, such as land, slaves, or goods. While later Jewish Aramaic also uses similar forms, the biblical Aramaic usage is limited and has no significant theological implications, retaining its mundane sense of economic exchange. English tradition translates as 'buy,' 'purchase,' or occasionally 'get,' but the legal-transactional sense is primary. No significant semantic shift is observable across the biblical Aramaic period. Related terms include Hebrew קָנָה and other Northwest Semitic cognates.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to קָנָה; to purchase; buy.

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Root Family

קנה (q-n-h) — to acquire, to buy, to purchase

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4735 מִקְנֶה in the acquired livestock
H4736 מִקְנָה the acquisition
H4737 מִקְנֵיָהוּ and Yahweh-has-acquired
H7014 קַיִן the Acquired-one
H7069 קָנָה I will acquire

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7066-01 תִקְנֵ֜א tiqene AVqi2ms speedily you will buy 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7066-01 Ezra 7:17 תִקְנֵ֜א tiqene AVqi2ms speedily you will buy
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