Chanaan

English

Proper noun

Chanaan

1. Alternative spelling of Canaan

Latin

Alternative forms

• Chanān

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), from Biblical Hebrew כְּנַעַן (K'ná'an).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰa.na.aːn/, [ˈkʰänäːn] or IPA^(key): /ˈkʰa.na.an/, [ˈkʰänäːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.na.an/, [ˈkäːnäːn]

Proper noun

Chanaā̆n f (indeclinable)

1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Canaan

References

• “Chanaan”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Chanaan in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.