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קִנְיָן

𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤍

qinyân

H7075 noun

SILEX Entry

Root קנה to acquire, to purchase, to possess, to obtain

Definition

Tangible or intangible property acquired through purchase, possession, or attainment; goods, wealth, property, or assets. In some contexts, may refer more generally to acquired possessions or to the act or result of acquiring. Can describe livestock, goods, monetary assets, or other forms of wealth, as well as the act of acquisition itself.

Semantic Range

acquisition, property, possessions, goods, wealth, assets, act of acquiring, purchase, substance, movable property, livestock

Root / Etymology

From the root קנה (Q-N-H), which fundamentally means 'to acquire, purchase, get, possess.' The noun form קִנְיָן denotes that which has been acquired – property or possessions, but the lexical meaning extends beyond the concrete to include the act of acquiring or the abstract concept of acquisition. The semantic development reflects movement from concrete possessions to broader notions of acquisition and wealth.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, קִנְיָן primarily refers to movable property—livestock, goods, purchased objects, and, less commonly, land. It is associated with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, distinct from terms like רְכוּשׁ (rekhush), which usually denotes chattel or traveling goods, or נַחֲלָה (naḥalah), which is typically used for inherited land or heritage. In legal or narrative texts, it marks property especially when its ownership or acquisition is significant, as in Genesis 31:18 and 34:23. In post-exilic and later phases, the term’s abstract sense ('acquisition') is more pronounced. English translations as 'substance,' 'goods,' or 'wealth' may capture only part of its semantic field; the nuance of legal ownership and the act of acquiring distinguishes qinyân. In later Jewish legal tradition, qinyân refers to specific modes of legal acquisition or transfer, but this technical meaning is largely post-biblical. Notably, the term does not carry the later sense of 'creation' or 'created things' as sometimes rendered in KJV. The word's referent can be personal (one’s own property) or general (property owned by others), and its tone is value-neutral, lacking the moral or spiritual connotations that attach to 'riches' in later usage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from קָנָה; creation, i.e. (concretely) creatures; also acquisition, purchase, wealth; getting, goods, [idiom] with money, riches, substance.

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Root Family

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

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
H7066 קְנָא you will buy

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7075-03 קִנְיָנ֔/וֹ qineyano HNcmsc/Sp3ms his possessions his acquired property 3
H7075-02 קִנְיָנֶֽ/ךָ qineyanekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms of Your possessions your acquired property 2
H7075-05 וְ/קִנְיָ֔ן veqineyan HC/Ncmsa and goods and acquired property 2
H7075-06 וְ/קִנְיָנָ/ם֙ veqineyanam HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp and their property and their acquired property 1
H7075-01 קִנְיַ֣ן qineyan HNcmsc as property acquired property of 1
H7075-04 וּ/לְ/קִנְיָנָֽ/ם uleqineyanam HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp and for their property and to their acquired property 1

Occurrences in Scripture

10 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7075-03 Genesis 31:18 קִנְיָנ֔/וֹ qineyano HNcmsc/Sp3ms in his possession his acquired property
H7075-06 Genesis 34:23 וְ/קִנְיָנָ/ם֙ veqineyanam HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp and their property and their acquired property
H7075-03 Genesis 36:6 קִנְיָנ֔/וֹ qineyano HNcmsc/Sp3ms his property his acquired property
H7075-01 Leviticus 22:11 קִנְיַ֣ן qineyan HNcmsc as property acquired property of
H7075-04 Joshua 14:4 וּ/לְ/קִנְיָנָֽ/ם uleqineyanam HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp and for their property and to their acquired property
H7075-05 Ezekiel 38:12 וְ/קִנְיָ֔ן veqineyan HC/Ncmsa and goods and acquired property
H7075-05 Ezekiel 38:13 וְ/קִנְיָ֔ן veqineyan HC/Ncmsa and goods and acquired property
H7075-02 Psalms 104:24 קִנְיָנֶֽ/ךָ qineyanekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms of Your possessions your acquired property
H7075-03 Psalms 105:21 קִנְיָנֽ/וֹ qineyano HNcmsc/Sp3ms his possessions his acquired property
H7075-02 Proverbs 4:7 קִ֝נְיָנְ/ךָ֗ qineyanekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your acquiring your acquired property
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