Χαναάν
See also: Χανάαν
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Χανάαν (Khanáan)
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כְּנַעַן (kənaʿan).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰa.na.án/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kʰa.naˈan/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /xa.naˈan/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /xa.naˈan/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /xa.naˈan/
Proper noun
Χαναάν • (Khanaán) f (indeclinable)
- Canaan, an ancient region corresponding to the Levant.
Inflection
Declension of ἡ Χαναάν; τῆς Χαναάν (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Χαναάν hē Khanaán | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Χαναάν tês Khanaán | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Χαναάν têi Khanaán | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Χαναάν tḕn Khanaán | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Χαναάν Khanaán | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Latin: Chanaān
References
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- G5477 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979