H3655: כָּנָה
kânâh · pronounced kaw-naw' · “to flatter”
Definition
to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize
KJV translates it as: give flattering titles, surname (himself).
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1a) (Piel) to call by name, give a title, betitle
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3655 is translated
- i will use flattery ×2
- he will name ×1
- you ×1
Bible verses with H3655 (kânâh)
Kânâh appears in 4 verses.
- Job 32:21
Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
- Job 32:22
For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
- Isaiah 44:5
One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
- Isaiah 45:4
For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.