Strong's Hebrew · H3655
H3655 kânâh
כָּנָה
kaw-naw'
to flatter
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kânâh appears 4 times in Scripture, in Job and Isaiah. 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
to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize
In the King James Version
give flattering titles, surname (himself).
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.”
“For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.”
“I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.”
“One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.””
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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).
