כָּנָה
Used: 4 times · Key: 3655 · BDB: כָּנָה
Glosses
I.will.give.a.title (2); I (1); he.will.give.a.title (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
betitle tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
vb. Pi. betitle, title, give an epithet cognomen Pu. tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. Pi. betitle, title, give an epithet or cognomen (NH id.; Aramaic כְּנָא, ܟܢܳܐ; Arabic كَنَى)— Impf. 1 s. sf. וָאֶקְרָא לְךָ בִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ אֲכַנְּךָ Is 45:4 I have called thee by thy name, giving thee a title (of honour; cf. for construction Dr§ 163); 3 ms. וּבְשֵׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֶּה 44:5, and with the name Israel he titles (himself), is hardly poss.; abs. he betitles, or makes use of a title, is unlikely; read prob. Pu., v. infr., in bad sense = give a flattering title: וְאֶל־אָדָם לֹא אֲכַנֶּה Jb 32:21 and unto man I do not give flattering titles (‖ אַל־נָא אֶשָּׂא פְנֵי אִישׁ); abs. v 22. Impf. יְכֻנֶּה Is 44:5 he is betitled (v. supr.; so 𝔗 Bi Che Du; ‖ יקרא בשׁם יעקב, etc.)
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (7 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (5 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «כָּנָה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
אַל־נָ֭א אֶשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְאֶל־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א אֲכַנֶּֽה׃
Word for word: not please let.me.lift.up [the].face of.anyone and to anyone not I.will.give.a.title
JPS 1917: Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֲכַנֶּ֑ה כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט יִשָּׂאֵ֥נִי עֹשֵֽׂנִי׃
Word for word: (dm) not I.know I.will.give.a.title like a.little he will.carry.me.away the.[one who].made.me
JPS 1917: For I know not to give flattering titles; else would my Maker soon take me away.
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