קָנָה
qa.nahVerbH7069
to buy
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
Full Lexicon Entry
- to get, acquire, create, buy, possess 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to get, acquire, obtain 1a1a) of God originating, creating, redeeming His people 1a1a1) possessor 1a1b) of Eve acquiring 1a1c) of acquiring knowledge, wisdom 1a2) to buy 1b) (Niphal) to be bought 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to possess Aramaic equivalent: qe.na (*קְנָא *"to buy" H7066)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
74 timesAppears 74 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
12
Jeremiah
11
Proverbs
11
Leviticus
9
Ruth
5
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 21:24
- Genesis 14:19
- Isaiah 24:2
- Leviticus 22:11
- Proverbs 17:16
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