Strong H70712 sensesקָנָה

Kanah

Transliteration
qânâh
Pronunciation
kaw-naw'

Meaning of the name

Kanah = "reed"

The 2 senses of Strong H7071

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H7071 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. A brook marking the border between Ephraim and ManassehH7071G2 verses · Joshua
  2. Town in Asher's territory; village where Jesus performed miraclesH7071H1 verse · Joshua

General definition

Feminine of H7070; reediness;
{Kanah} the name of a stream and of a place in Palestine: - Kanah.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • kanah3

First verses

  1. Joshua 16:8
    The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
  2. Joshua 17:9
    And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:
  3. Joshua 19:28
    And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;