Chenaanah — the meaning of the Hebrew name כְּנַעֲנָה

כְּנַעֲנָה

Kᵉnaʻănâh · pronounced ken-ah-an-aw' · Strong's H3668 · a woman

Chenaanah means Kenaanah, the name of two Israelites.

Built from

כְּנַעַן Kᵉnaʻan (feminine of, H3667) — humiliated open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

feminine of H3667; Kenaanah, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

1Kgs 22:11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. (KJV)

Every verse that names Chenaanah

5 occurrences in 5 verses — 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

1Kgs 22:111Kgs 22:241Chr 7:102Chr 18:102Chr 18:23

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