Lexical Summary kanah: to title, give an epithet Original Word: כָּנָהTransliteration: kanah Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-naw') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to title, give an epithet Meaning: to address by an additional name, to eulogize Strong's Concordance give flattering titles, surname himself A primitive root; to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize -- give flattering titles, surname (himself). Brown-Driver-Briggs H3655. kanah [כָּנָה] verb Pi`el betitle, title, give an epithet or cognomen (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּנָא, ; Arabic ) — Pi`el Imperfect1singular suffix לְךָ אֲכַנְּךָוָאֶקְרָא בִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ Isaiah 45:4 I have called thee by thy name, giving thee a title (of honour; compare for construction Dr§ 163); 3 masculine singular יְכַנֶּה יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְשֵׁם 44:5, and with the name Israel he titles (himself), is hardly possibly; absolute he betitles, or makes use of a title, is unlikely; read probably Pu`al, see below, in bad sense = give a flattering title: אֲכַנֶּה לֹא וְאֶלאָֿדָם Job 32:21 and unto man I do not give flattering titles ("" אִישׁ פְנֵי אֶשָּׂא אַללֿנָא); absolute 32:22. Pu`al Imperfect יְכֻנֶּה Isaiah 44:5 he is betitled (see above; so ᵑ7 Bi Che Du; "" יעקב בשׁם יקרא, etc.) |
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