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ka.nah H3655

כָּנָה (ka.nah) means “to flatter” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כָּנָה Hebrew · H3655 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses

Pronunciation guide: kaw-naw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3655

כָּנָה · ka.nah · to flatter

1) to title, surname, be surnamed, give an epithet or cognomen, give a flattering title 1a) (Piel) to call by name, give a title, betitle

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize

KJV glosses: give flattering titles, surname (himself).

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How translators render H3655

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and will take 1
i flatter 1
i have given you a title of honor 1
to flatter 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and surname 1
i have surnamed 1
neither let me give flattering titles 1
not to give flattering titles 1

Verses containing H3655

Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Job 32:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.

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  2. Job 32:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.

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  3. Isaiah 44:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”

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  4. Isaiah 45:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.

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Sources and text

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