כנה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
כ־נ־ן‎ (k-n-n)

Noun

כַּנָּה • (kaná) f (plural indefinite כַּנּוֹת‎)

1. A mount, a stand, a base: a thing used as a base.
2. (Modern, agriculture) A rootstock: a part of one plant, consisting of its root system and part of its stem, onto which may be grafted a cutting or bud from another plant.

References

• “כנה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כנה‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Etymology 2

Adjective

כֵּנֶה • (kené)

1. Alternative form of כֵּן‎ (kén): sincere, honest.

Usage notes

• This form is often considered incorrect, with כֵּן‎ (kén) being the correct version.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

כַּנֵּה • (kané) m

1. a male given name in antiquity
   • Ezekiel 27:23 (with translation from the King James Version):

     חָרָן וְכַנֵּה וָעֶדֶן רֹכְלֵי שְׁבָא אַשּׁוּר כִּלְמַד רֹכַלְתֵּךְ׃‎

     kharán v'khané va'éden rokhléi sh'vá ashúr kilmád rokhaltékh.

     Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

Etymology 4

Noun

כִּנָּה • (kiná) f (plural indefinite כִּנִּים‎)

1. defective spelling of כינה‎

Verb

כִּנָּה • (kiná) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of כינה‎

Anagrams

• כהן‎, נכה‎