Strong's Hebrew · H2596
H2596 chânak
חָנַךְ
khaw-nak'
to dedicate
Looking for Greek G2596 katá? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2596. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
chânak appears 5 times in Scripture, in Deuteronomy, 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles and Proverbs. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, to narrow; figuratively, to initiate or discipline
In the King James Version
dedicate, train up.
Derivation
a primitive root; (compare H2614 (חָנַק))
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.”
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
“And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.”
“And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.”
Read next
How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Ask Doxa about chânak
Study chânak in the Doxa app
The Doxa app has Word study for the Hebrew and Greek words of Scripture, chânak included. Keep a note on any verse and it shows beside that verse each time you read it again.
Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
