כנה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Noun

כַּנָּה • (kaná) f (plural indefinite כַּנּוֹת‎)

  1. A mount, a stand, a base: a thing used as a base.
  2. (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.

Etymology 2

Adjective

כֵּנֶה • (kené)

  1. Alternative form of כֵּן‎ (kén): sincere, honest.
Usage notes
  • This form is often considered incorrect, with כֵּן‎ (kén) being the correct version.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

כַּנֵּה • (kané) m

  1. 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.

Etymology 4

Noun

כִּנָּה • (kiná) f (plural indefinite כִּנִּים‎)

  1. defective spelling of כינה‎

Verb

כִּנָּה • (kiná) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of כינה‎

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