Kânaʻ — H3665

H3665 · Hebrew — כנע

Pronunciation: kaw-nah'

Definition

verb

properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish

  1. to be humble, be humbled, be subdued, be brought down, be low, be under, be brought into subjection
    1. (Niphal)
      1. to humble oneself
      2. to be humbled, be subdued
    2. (Hiphil)
      1. to humble
      2. to subdue

Usually translated as

into subjection, subdue, bring down, under, humble

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Kânaʻ occurs 36 times in 32 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (4), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (13), Nehemiah (1), Job (1), Psalms (3), Isaiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — K