Strong's Lexicon kanaph: Wing, edge, extremity, corner Original Word: כָּנָף Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to cover or to hide Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4420 πτέρυξ (pteryx): Wing - G1137 γωνία (gonia): Corner Usage: The Hebrew word "kanaph" primarily refers to a wing, as in the wing of a bird. It is also used metaphorically to describe the extremity or edge of something, such as the corner of a garment. In a broader sense, it can signify protection or covering, as in the wings of God providing shelter. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of "kanaph" was rich with symbolism. Wings were often associated with protection and refuge, as birds shelter their young under their wings. The corners of garments, or "kanaph," held significance in Jewish tradition, particularly in the wearing of the "tallit," a prayer shawl with fringes (tzitzit) on its corners, as commanded in Numbers 15:38-39. This practice served as a physical reminder of the commandments and the covenant relationship with God. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition wing, extremity NASB Translation bird* (1), corner (1), corners (4), covering (1), each other (1), edge (5), edges (1), ends (3), fold (2), garment (1), kind (3), skirt (3), skirts (1), sorts (1), wing (14), winged (5), wings (58), wings were each other (1), wingspan (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs כָּנָף109 noun feminine1Kings 6:27 (masculine Ezekiel 7:2 Kt, but compare Qr and Co; also apparently 2 Chronicles 3:11,13, but see Be), wing, extremity (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כַּנְפָֿא,  ; Zinjirli אחז בכנף מראה, figurative for attached himself to the party of his lord, PanammuInscr. l. 11, compare Zechariah 8:23 (2a below); DHMSendsch. 58; Arabic  , Assyrian kappu, Ethiopic  ); — absolute ׳כ Genesis 1:21 +; construct כְּנַף 1 Kings 6:24 +; suffix כְּנָפִי Ezekiel 16:8, כְּנָפֶ֑ךָ Ruth 3:9, כְּנָפוֺ Haggai 2:12; dual כְּנָפַיִם 1 Kings 8:7 + (even of more than two, Isaiah 6:2 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 1:6,21); construct כַּנְפֵי Exodus 19:4; suffix כְּנָפֶיךָ Ezekiel 5:3, כְּנָפַיִךְ Jeremiah 2:34, כְּנָפָיו Isaiah 8:8 +; כְּנָפֶיהָ Hosea 4:19; Malachi 3:20; כַּנְפֵיהֶם 1 Kings 6:27 +; כַנְפֵיהֶן Ezekiel 1:24,25; plural construct כַּנְפוֺת Deuteronomy 22:12 4t.; — 1 wing, a. of birds Isaiah 10:14 (in figurative), Exodus 19:4 (E ? R ? figurative) Deuteronomy 32:11 (in simile), Zechariah 5:9; Leviticus 1:17 (P), Job 39:13,26; Psalm 68:14; in figure of invading king Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:22; Ezekiel 17:3,7; so apparently Isaiah 8:8 of invader as overflowing river (but Du Che separate וְהָיָה מֻטּוֺת כְּנָפָיו from preceding); of riches, as flying away Proverbs 23:5; in phrase צִמּוֺר כָּנָף = winged birds Deuteronomy 4:17; Psalm 148:10, ׳(עֵיט)צִמּוֺר כָּלכֿ Ezekiel 39:4,17, ׳כֹּל צִמּוֺר כָּלכֿ Genesis 7:14 (P), Ezekiel 17:23, ׳עוֺף כ Genesis 1:21 (P), Psalm 78:27; also ׳בַּעַל כ Proverbs 1:17 = winged thing, compare בַּעַלהֿ֯כְּנָפַיִם Ecclesiastes 10:20. b. of insects (probably), אֶרֶץ צִלְצַל כְּנָפָ֑יִם Isaiah 18:1 buzzing, or humming of wings, i.e. Ethiopia, so called from its swarms of flies, with especial reference possibly to the tsetse-fly (so Du, compare Che; id., in General, Hi De; > Kn Di of the tropical shadow falling both ways; Thes1167b of noise of the wings of an army; reference to sails as wings — compare Isaiah 18:2 — would be suitable, but צִלְצַל does not favour this). c. of cherubim 1 Kings 6:24 (4 t. in verse) + 8 t. Kings, compare 2 Chronicles 3:11 (4 t. in verse) + 6 t. Chronicles; Ezekiel 1:6 17t. Ezekiel; Exodus 25:20 (twice in verse); Exodus 39:9 (twice in verse) (all P). d. of seraphim Isaiah 6:2 (twice in verse). e. of women in Zechariah's vision Zechariah 5:9 (twice in verse). f. figurative of the wind, Hosea 4:19; Psalm 18:11 = 2 Samuel 22:11; Psalm 104:3. g. figurative of the dawn (winged sun-disc ?) Psalm 139:9, compare of sun of righteousness Malachi 3:20. h. figurative of ׳י, as protector of his people Psalm 17:8; Psalm 36:8; Psalm 57:2; Psalm 61:5; Psalm 63:3; Psalm 91:4; Ruth 2:12. 2 extremity: — a. of garment = skirt, corner, or loose flowing end, 1 Samuel 15:27; 1 Samuel 24:5; 1 Samuel 24:6; 1 Samuel 24:12 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 22:12; Deuteronomy 23:1; Deuteronomy 27:20; Jeremiah 2:34 (figurative), Ezekiel 5:3; Ezekiel 16:8 (in figurative), Haggai 2:12 (twice in verse); Zechariah 8:23; Numbers 15:38 (twice in verse) (P; compare RSSem, i. 416, 2nd ed. 437). b. of the earth, מִכְּנַף הָאָרֶץ Isaiah 24:16 from the end of the earth; elsewhere plural ׳כַּנְפוֺת הָא Job 37:3; Job 38:13, and, def. ׳הא ׳אַרְבַּע כ Isaiah 11:12 the four corners of the earth; so of the holy land Ezekiel 7:2. — עַלכְּֿנַף שִׁקּוּצִים מְשׁוֺמֵם Daniel 9:27 is obscure; Meinh reads, after Vrss., כָּנָף, on the corner (of the altar) is a devastating abomination; < KueOnderzoek 2, ii. 472 Bev, who read עַלכַּֿנּוֺ in its place, instead of it. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bird, border, corner, end, feathered, flying, one another, overspreading, From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle -- + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)). see HEBREW kanaph Forms and Transliterations בְּכַנְפ֣וֹת בְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔ם בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ בִּ֠כְנָפוֹ בִּכְנַ֣ף בִּכְנַף֩ בִּכְנַף־ בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ בִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ׃ בִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙ בִכְנָפָיו֮ בכנף בכנף־ בכנפו בכנפות בכנפיה בכנפיהם בכנפיו בכנפיך בכנפיך׃ הַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ הַכָּנָ֖ף הכנף הכנפים וְהַכָּנָ֤ף וְכַנְפֵי֙ וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ וּכְנַ֨ף וּכְנַף֙ והכנף וכנף וכנפי וכנפיהם כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ כְּכַנְפֵ֣י כְּנַ֣ף כְּנַ֤ף כְּנַ֥ף כְּנַ֨ף כְּנַֽף־ כְּנַף־ כְּנָפִי֙ כְּנָפֶ֣יךָ כְּנָפֶ֥יךָ כְּנָפַ֔יִם כְּנָפַ֖יִם כְּנָפַ֛יִם כְּנָפָ֑יִם כְּנָפָ֔יו כְּנָפָ֖יו כְּנָפָ֣יו כְּנָפָֽיו׃ כְּנָפָיו֙ כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ כְנָפַ֑יִם כְנָפַ֖יִם כְנָפַ֜יִם כַּ֠נְפֵיהֶם כַּנְפ֥וֹת כַּנְפֵ֣י כַּנְפֵ֥י כַּנְפֵי֙ כַּנְפֵי־ כַּנְפֵיהֶ֑ם כַּנְפֵיהֶ֔ם כַּנְפֵיהֶ֗ם כַּנְפֵיהֶ֡ם כַּנְפֵיהֶ֣ם כַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃ כַנְפֵי־ כַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃ כָּנָ֔ף כָּנָ֖ף כָּנָ֛ף כָּנָ֜ף כָּנָ֥ף כָּנָֽף׃ כָּנָף֙ כְּנָפַ֖יִם כְּנָפָ֣יו ככנפי כנף כנף־ כנף׃ כנפות כנפי כנפי־ כנפיהם כנפיהם׃ כנפיהן׃ כנפיו כנפיו׃ כנפיך כנפים כנפך לִכְנַ֖ף לכנף מִכְּנַ֨ף מכנף bə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem bə·ḵan·p̄ō·wṯ bechanfeiHem bechanFot bəḵanp̄êhem bəḵanp̄ōwṯ bichnaf bichnaFayich bichnaFeicha bichnaFeiha bichnafo biḵ·nā·p̄a·yiḵ ḇiḵ·nā·p̄āw biḵ·nā·p̄e·hā biḵ·nā·p̄e·ḵā biḵ·nā·p̄ōw biḵ·nap̄ biḵ·nap̄- biḵnap̄ biḵnap̄- ḇiḵnāp̄āw biḵnāp̄ayiḵ biḵnāp̄ehā biḵnāp̄eḵā biḵnāp̄ōw chanfei chanfeiHen chenaFayim chenaFecha hak·kā·nāp̄ hak·kə·nā·p̄a·yim hakkaNaf hakkānāp̄ hakkenaFayim hakkənāp̄ayim kā·nāp̄ kan·p̄ê kan·p̄ê- ḵan·p̄ê- kan·p̄ê·hem ḵan·p̄ê·hen kan·p̄ō·wṯ kaNaf kānāp̄ kanFei kanfeiHem kanFot kanp̄ê kanp̄ê- ḵanp̄ê- kanp̄êhem ḵanp̄êhen kanp̄ōwṯ kə·ḵan·p̄ê kə·nā·p̄a·yim kə·nā·p̄ā·yim ḵə·nā·p̄a·yim kə·nā·p̄āw kə·nā·p̄e·ḵā ḵə·nā·p̄e·ḵā kə·nā·p̄î kə·nap̄ kə·nap̄- kechanFei kəḵanp̄ê keNaf kenaFav kenaFayim kenaFeicha kenaFi kənap̄ kənap̄- kənāp̄āw kənāp̄ayim kənāp̄āyim ḵənāp̄ayim kənāp̄eḵā ḵənāp̄eḵā kənāp̄î lichNaf liḵ·nap̄ liḵnap̄ mik·kə·nap̄ mikkeNaf mikkənap̄ ū·ḵə·nap̄ ucheNaf ūḵənap̄ vechanFei vechanfeiHem vehakkaNaf vichnaFav wə·hak·kā·nāp̄ wə·ḵan·p̄ê wə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem wəhakkānāp̄ wəḵanp̄ê wəḵanp̄êhemLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 1:21 HEB: כָּל־ ע֤וֹף כָּנָף֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא NAS: and every winged bird KJV: after their kind, and every winged fowl INT: and every bird winged kind saw Genesis 7:14 Exodus 19:4 Exodus 25:20 Exodus 25:20 Exodus 37:9 Exodus 37:9 Leviticus 1:17 Numbers 15:38 Numbers 15:38 Deuteronomy 4:17 Deuteronomy 22:12 Deuteronomy 22:30 Deuteronomy 27:20 Deuteronomy 32:11 Ruth 2:12 Ruth 3:9 1 Samuel 15:27 1 Samuel 24:4 1 Samuel 24:5 1 Samuel 24:11 1 Samuel 24:11 2 Samuel 22:11 1 Kings 6:24 1 Kings 6:24 109 Occurrences |
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