כָּנַע
ka.na
“be humble”
Definition
properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish
a primitive root;
- to be humble, be humbled, be subdued, be brought down, be low, be under, be brought into subjection 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to humble oneself 1a2) to be humbled, be subdued 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to humble 1b2) to subdue
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
כָּנַע appears 31 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies.Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.
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