כנה
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Noun
כַּנָּה • (kaná) f (plural indefinite כַּנּוֹת)
- A mount, a stand, a base: a thing used as a base.
- (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.
Etymology 2
Adjective
כֵּנֶה • (kené)
Usage notes
- This form is often considered incorrect, with כֵּן (kén) being the correct version.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
כַּנֵּה • (kané) m
- 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.
- חָרָן וְכַנֵּה וָעֶדֶן רֹכְלֵי שְׁבָא אַשּׁוּר כִּלְמַד רֹכַלְתֵּךְ׃
- Ezekiel 27:23 (with translation from the King James Version):
Etymology 4
Noun
כִּנָּה • (kiná) f (plural indefinite כִּנִּים)
Verb
כִּנָּה • (kiná) (pi'el construction)