3671. kanaph

Lexicon

kanaph: Wing, edge, extremity, corner

Original Word: כָּנָף
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: kanaph
Pronunciation: kah-NAHF
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-nawf')
Definition: Wing, edge, extremity, corner
Meaning: an edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle

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

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from 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 feminine^{1Kings 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, Panammu^{Inscr. l. 11,} compare Zechariah 8:23 (2a below); DHM^{Sendsch. 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; Thes^{1167b 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 RS^{Sem, 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; < Kue^{Onderzoek 2, ii. 472} Bev, who read עַלכַּֿנּוֺ in its place, instead of it.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to cover or to hide.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G206 (akron): Refers to an extremity or tip, similar to the edge or pinnacle aspect of כָּנָף.
• G1448 (eggizo): To bring near, related to the concept of covering or protection.
• G2413 (hieros): Sacred, often used in contexts involving divine protection or presence.
• G2899 (kranion): Skull, metaphorically related to extremities or high points.
• G4071 (pterux): Wing, directly corresponding to the wing aspect of כָּנָף.
• G4419 (pteron): Wing, another direct correlation to the wing meaning.
• G4420 (ptilon): Feather, related to the covering or protective aspect of wings.

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew word כָּנָף, illustrating its diverse applications in biblical texts and its symbolic significance in conveying themes of protection, extremity, and divine presence.

Usage: The term כָּנָף is used in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, often referring to the physical wings of birds, the symbolic wings of divine protection, or metaphorically to describe the extremities or edges of objects and territories.

Context: • Physical Wings: The word כָּנָף is frequently used to describe the wings of birds, as seen in Genesis 1:21, where God creates "every winged bird." It is also used in the context of the cherubim's wings in the construction of the tabernacle and temple (Exodus 25:20).

• Symbolic Wings: In a metaphorical sense, כָּנָף is used to describe God's protective care, as in Psalm 91:4, "He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge." This imagery conveys a sense of safety and divine shelter.

• Garment Flap: The term is also used to describe the corners or edges of garments, as in Ruth 3:9, where Ruth asks Boaz to spread the corner of his garment over her, symbolizing protection and marriage.

• Geographical Extremities: כָּנָף can refer to the extremities or quarters of the earth, as in Isaiah 11:12, where it speaks of gathering the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

• Pinnacle or Extremity: The word is used to describe the highest or outermost points, such as in Ezekiel 7:2, referring to the end or extremity of the land.

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 wəḵanp̄êhem

Englishman'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
HEB: צִפּ֥וֹר כָּל־ כָּנָֽף׃
NAS: after its kind, all sorts of birds.
KJV: every bird of every sort.
INT: of birds and every sorts

Exodus 19:4
HEB: אֶתְכֶם֙ עַל־ כַּנְפֵ֣י נְשָׁרִ֔ים וָאָבִ֥א
NAS: you on eagles' wings, and brought
KJV: you on eagles' wings, and brought
INT: bore and wings eagles' and brought

Exodus 25:20
HEB: הַכְּרֻבִים֩ פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י כְנָפַ֜יִם לְמַ֗עְלָה סֹכְכִ֤ים
NAS: shall have [their] wings spread
KJV: shall stretch forth [their] wings on high,
INT: the cherubim spread wings upward covering

Exodus 25:20
HEB: לְמַ֗עְלָה סֹכְכִ֤ים בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ עַל־ הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת
NAS: seat with their wings and facing
KJV: the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces
INT: upward covering their wings and the mercy

Exodus 37:9
HEB: הַכְּרֻבִים֩ פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י כְנָפַ֜יִם לְמַ֗עְלָה סֹֽכְכִ֤ים
NAS: had [their] wings spread
KJV: spread out [their] wings on high,
INT: the cherubim spread wings upward covering

Exodus 37:9
HEB: לְמַ֗עְלָה סֹֽכְכִ֤ים בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ עַל־ הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת
NAS: seat with their wings, with their faces
KJV: [and] covered with their wings over the mercy seat,
INT: upward covering their wings and the mercy

Leviticus 1:17
HEB: וְשִׁסַּ֨ע אֹת֣וֹ בִכְנָפָיו֮ לֹ֣א יַבְדִּיל֒
NAS: Then he shall tear it by its wings, [but] shall not sever
KJV: And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, [but] shall not divide [it] asunder:
INT: shall tear wings shall not sever

Numbers 15:38
HEB: צִיצִ֛ת עַל־ כַּנְפֵ֥י בִגְדֵיהֶ֖ם לְדֹרֹתָ֑ם
NAS: for themselves tassels on the corners of their garments
KJV: them fringes in the borders of their garments
INT: tassels on the corners of their garments their generations

Numbers 15:38
HEB: עַל־ צִיצִ֥ת הַכָּנָ֖ף פְּתִ֥יל תְּכֵֽלֶת׃
NAS: on the tassel of each corner a cord
KJV: upon the fringe of the borders a ribband
INT: on the tassel corner A cord of blue

Deuteronomy 4:17
HEB: כָּל־ צִפּ֣וֹר כָּנָ֔ף אֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּע֖וּף
NAS: of any winged bird
KJV: the likeness of any winged fowl
INT: of any bird winged that flies

Deuteronomy 22:12
HEB: עַל־ אַרְבַּ֛ע כַּנְפ֥וֹת כְּסוּתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: on the four corners of your garment
KJV: upon the four quarters of thy vesture,
INT: on the four corners of your garment which

Deuteronomy 22:30
HEB: וְלֹ֥א יְגַלֶּ֖ה כְּנַ֥ף אָבִֽיו׃ ס
NAS: his father's skirt.
KJV: nor discover his father's skirt.
INT: he will not uncover skirt his father's

Deuteronomy 27:20
HEB: כִּ֥י גִלָּ֖ה כְּנַ֣ף אָבִ֑יו וְאָמַ֥ר
NAS: his father's skirt.' And all
KJV: his father's skirt. And all the people
INT: because has uncovered skirt his father's shall say

Deuteronomy 32:11
HEB: יְרַחֵ֑ף יִפְרֹ֤שׂ כְּנָפָיו֙ יִקָּחֵ֔הוּ יִשָּׂאֵ֖הוּ
NAS: He spread His wings and caught
KJV: spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh
INT: hovers spread his wings and caught carried

Ruth 2:12
HEB: לַחֲס֥וֹת תַּֽחַת־ כְּנָפָֽיו׃
NAS: whose wings you have come
KJV: of Israel, under whose wings thou art come
INT: to seek under wings

Ruth 3:9
HEB: אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ עַל־ אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔
NAS: So spread your covering over
KJV: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid;
INT: your maid spread your covering over your maid

1 Samuel 15:27
HEB: לָלֶ֑כֶת וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק בִּכְנַף־ מְעִיל֖וֹ וַיִּקָּרַֽע׃
NAS: [Saul] seized the edge of his robe,
KJV: he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle,
INT: to go seized the edge of his robe tore

1 Samuel 24:4
HEB: וַיִּכְרֹ֛ת אֶת־ כְּנַֽף־ הַמְּעִ֥יל אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: and cut off the edge of Saul's
KJV: and cut off the skirt of Saul's
INT: David and cut the edge robe of which

1 Samuel 24:5
HEB: כָּרַ֔ת אֶת־ כָּנָ֖ף אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְשָׁאֽוּל׃
NAS: he had cut off the edge of Saul's
KJV: Saul's skirt.
INT: he had cut the edge his of Saul's

1 Samuel 24:11
HEB: רְאֵ֛ה אֶת־ כְּנַ֥ף מְעִילְךָ֖ בְּיָדִ֑י
NAS: see the edge of your robe
KJV: yea, see the skirt of thy robe
INT: Indeed see the edge of your robe my hand

1 Samuel 24:11
HEB: בְּכָרְתִי֩ אֶת־ כְּנַ֨ף מְעִֽילְךָ֜ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: For in that I cut off the edge of your robe
KJV: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe,
INT: for cut the edge of your robe and did not

2 Samuel 22:11
HEB: וַיֵּרָ֖א עַל־ כַּנְפֵי־ רֽוּחַ׃
NAS: And He appeared on the wings of the wind.
KJV: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
INT: appeared on the wings of the wind

1 Kings 6:24
HEB: וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֗וֹת כְּנַ֤ף הַכְּרוּב֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ת
NAS: [was] the one wing of the cherub
KJV: [was] the one wing of the cherub,
INT: Five cubits wing of the cherub the one

1 Kings 6:24
HEB: וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֔וֹת כְּנַ֥ף הַכְּר֖וּב הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית
NAS: the other wing of the cherub;
KJV: the other wing of the cherub:
INT: and five cubits wing of the cherub the other

109 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3671
109 Occurrences

bə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem — 3 Occ.
bə·ḵan·p̄ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
biḵ·nap̄- — 3 Occ.
biḵ·nā·p̄a·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
biḵ·nā·p̄e·ḵā — 1 Occ.
biḵ·nā·p̄e·hā — 2 Occ.
biḵ·nā·p̄ōw — 1 Occ.
ḵan·p̄ê- — 1 Occ.
ḵan·p̄ê·hen — 2 Occ.
ḵə·nā·p̄a·yim — 4 Occ.
ḵə·nā·p̄e·ḵā — 1 Occ.
hak·kā·nāp̄ — 1 Occ.
hak·kə·nā·p̄a·yim — 1 Occ.
kā·nāp̄ — 13 Occ.
kan·p̄ê — 12 Occ.
kan·p̄ê·hem — 9 Occ.
kan·p̄ō·wṯ — 4 Occ.
kə·ḵan·p̄ê — 1 Occ.
kə·nap̄ — 11 Occ.
kə·nā·p̄āw — 9 Occ.
kə·nā·p̄a·yim — 9 Occ.
kə·nā·p̄e·ḵā — 5 Occ.
kə·nā·p̄î — 1 Occ.
liḵ·nap̄ — 2 Occ.
mik·kə·nap̄ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·nap̄ — 2 Occ.
wə·ḵan·p̄ê — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem — 4 Occ.
wə·hak·kā·nāp̄ — 2 Occ.
ḇiḵ·nā·p̄āw — 1 Occ.