HebrewEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Root
כ־נ־ן(k-n-n)

NounEdit

כַּנָּה (kanáf (plural indefinite כַּנּוֹת‎)

  1. A mount, a stand, a base: a thing used as a base.
  2. (Modern, agriculture) A rootstock: a part of one plant, consisting of its root system and part of its stem, onto which may be grafted a cutting or bud from another plant.

ReferencesEdit

  • כנה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further readingEdit

Etymology 2Edit

AdjectiveEdit

כֵּנֶה (kené)

  1. Alternative form of כֵּן(kén): sincere, honest.
Usage notesEdit
  • This form is often considered incorrect, with כֵּן(kén) being the correct version.

Etymology 3Edit

Proper nounEdit

כַּנֵּה (kaném

  1. a male given name in antiquity
    • Ezekiel 27:23 (with translation from the King James Version):
      חָרָן וְכַנֵּה וָעֶדֶן רֹכְלֵי שְׁבָא אַשּׁוּר כִּלְמַד רֹכַלְתֵּךְ׃
      kharán v'khané va'éden rokhléi sh'vá ashúr kilmád rokhaltékh.
      Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

Etymology 4Edit

NounEdit

כִּנָּה (kináf (plural indefinite כִּנִּים‎)

  1. defective spelling of כינה

VerbEdit

כִּנָּה (kiná) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of כינה

AnagramsEdit