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HebrewH7070Noun (Masculine)

קָנֶה

qa.neh

37Occurrences
H7070Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)

from H7069 (קָנָה);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
branch 1) reed, stalk, bone, balances 1a) stalk 1b) water-plant, reed 1c) calamus (aromatic reed) 1d) derived meanings 1d1) measuring-rod 1d2) reed (as unit of measure-6 cubits) 1d3) beam (of scales-for scales themselves) 1d4) shaft (of lampstand) 1d5) branches (of lampstand) 1d6) shoulder-joint

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

קָנֶה appears 37 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezk
12
Exodus
11
Isaiah
6
Genesis
2
Job
2
1 Kings
1
2 Kings
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 14:15BSB

For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.

Exodus 30:23BSB

“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

Ezk 29:6BSB

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Ezk 42:16BSB

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Isaiah 35:7BSB

The parched ground will become a pool,the thirsty land springs of water.In the haunt where jackals once lay,there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.