Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H3665

Strong's H3665 · Hebrew

כָּנַע

kânaʻ · /kaw-nah'/

Number
H3665
Language
Hebrew
Original word
כָּנַע
Transliteration
kânaʻ
Pronunciation
kaw-nah'
KJV occurrences
32 verses

Definition

properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish

KJV: bring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כָּנַע across 32 verses.

humbled13×
subdued9×
down3×
brought2×
humble2×
humbleth2×
low2×
humbledst1×
subdue1×
subduedst1×
subjection1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

32 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Leviticus1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
Judges4 verses
1 Samuel1 verse
2 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings1 verse
2 Kings1 verse
1 Chronicles3 verses
2 Chronicles13 verses
2 Chronicles 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. which: Heb. upon whom my name is called

2 Chronicles 12:6

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

2 Chronicles 12:7

And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. some: or, a little while

2 Chronicles 12:12

And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well. and also: or, and yet in Judah there were good things

2 Chronicles 13:18

Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 28:19

For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.

2 Chronicles 30:11

Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 32:26

Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. pride: Heb. lifting up

2 Chronicles 33:12

And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

2 Chronicles 33:19

His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers. the seers: or, Hosai

2 Chronicles 33:23

And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more. trespassed more and more: Heb. multiplied trespass

2 Chronicles 34:27

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

2 Chronicles 36:12

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.

Nehemiah1 verse
Job1 verse
Psalms3 verses
Isaiah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H3665 (kânaʻ) mean?

properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish

How many times does H3665 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H3665 (כָּנַע) appears in 32 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “humbled.”

How is kânaʻ translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H3665 is rendered as “humbled” (13×), “subdued” (9×), “down” (3×), “brought” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word כָּנַע come from?

a primitive root;