קִנֵּן
qa.nan
“to make a nest”
Definition
to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as anest
a primitive root; to erect; but used only as denominative from H7064 (קֵן);
- to make a nest 1a) (Piel) to make a nest 1b) (Pual) to be nested
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
קִנֵּן appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
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There the owl will make her nest;she will lay and hatch her eggsand gather her brood under her shadow.Even there the birds of prey will gather,each with its mate.
O inhabitant of Lebanon,nestled in the cedars,how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you,agony like a woman in labor.”
Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks,O dwellers of Moab!Be like a dovethat nests at the mouth of a cave.
where the birds build their nests;the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
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