Canaan — the meaning of the Hebrew name כְּנַעַן

כְּנַעַן

Kᵉnaʻan · pronounced ken-ah'-an · Strong's H3667 · a man and a place

Canaan means humiliated.

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Strong's definition

from H3665; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.

First appearance

Gen 9:18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. (KJV)

Every verse that names Canaan

91 occurrences in 91 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Chronicles, Psalms, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Zephaniah

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