כנה
Hebrew
Etymology 1
| Root |
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| כ־נ־ן (k-n-n) |
Noun
כַּנָּה • (kaná) f (plural indefinite כַּנּוֹת)
- A mount, a stand, a base: a thing used as a base.
- (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.
References
- “כנה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
כנה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Usage notes
- This form is often considered incorrect, with כֵּן (kén) being the correct version.
Proper noun
כַּנֵּה • (kané) m
- 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.
- חָרָן וְכַנֵּה וָעֶדֶן רֹכְלֵי שְׁבָא אַשּׁוּר כִּלְמַד רֹכַלְתֵּךְ׃
- Ezekiel 27:23 (with translation from the King James Version):
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