◄ 3655. kanah ►
Strong's Concordance
kanah: to title, give an epithet
Original Word: כָּנָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kanah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-naw')
Short Definition: flatter
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[כָּנָה] verb Pi`el betitle, title, give an epithet or cognomen (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּנָא, ; Arabic ) —

Pi`el Imperfect1singular suffix בִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ אֲכַנְּךָוָאֶקְרָא לְךָ Isaiah 45:4 I have called thee by thy name, giving thee a title (of honour; compare for construction Dr§ 163); 3 masculine singular וּבְשֵׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֶּה Isaiah 44:5, and with the name Israel he titles (himself), is hardly possibly; absolute he betitles, or makes use of a title, is unlikely; read probably

Pu`al, see below, in bad sense = give a flattering title: וְאֶלאָֿדָם לֹא אֲכַנֶּה Job 32:21 and unto man I do not give flattering titles ("" אַללֿנָא אֶשָּׂא פְנֵי אִישׁ); absolute Job 32:22.

Pu`al Imperfect יְכֻנֶּה Isaiah 44:5 he is betitled (see above; so ᵑ7 Bi Che Du; "" יקרא בשׁם יעקב, etc.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
give flattering titles, surname himself

A primitive root; to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize -- give flattering titles, surname (himself).

Forms and Transliterations
אֲכַנְּךָ֖ אֲכַנֶּ֑ה אֲכַנֶּֽה׃ אכנה אכנה׃ אכנך יְכַנֶּֽה׃ יכנה׃ ’ă·ḵan·nə·ḵā ’ă·ḵan·neh ’ăḵanneh ’ăḵannəḵā achanneCha achanNeh yə·ḵan·neh yechanNeh yəḵanneh
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Strong's Hebrew 3655
4 Occurrences


’ă·ḵan·nə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
’ă·ḵan·neh — 2 Occ.
yə·ḵan·neh — 1 Occ.

Job 32:21
HEB: אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א אֲכַנֶּֽה׃
NAS: one, Nor flatter [any] man.
KJV: person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
INT: man Nor flatter

Job 32:22
HEB: לֹ֣א יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֲכַנֶּ֑ה כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט יִשָּׂאֵ֥נִי
NAS: For I do not know how to flatter, [Else] my Maker
KJV: For I know not to give flattering titles; [in so doing] my maker
INT: not know to flatter soon take

Isaiah 44:5
HEB: וּבְשֵׁ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יְכַנֶּֽה׃ פ
NAS: Belonging to the LORD,' And will name Israel's
KJV: unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name
INT: name Israel's honor

Isaiah 45:4
HEB: לְךָ֙ בִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָ אֲכַנְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃
NAS: you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have not known
KJV: thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known
INT: called your name have given have not known

4 Occurrences

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