5477. Chanaan
Strong's Lexicon
Chanaan: Canaan

Original Word: Χαναάν
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Chanaan
Pronunciation: khan-ah-an'
Phonetic Spelling: (khan-ah-an')
Definition: Canaan
Meaning: Canaan, the whole of Palestine or Palestine west of the river Jordan.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew כְּנַעַן (Kena'an)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3667: כְּנַעַן (Kena'an) - Refers to the land of Canaan or the Canaanites.

Usage: In the New Testament, "Chanaan" refers to the land of Canaan, a region that holds significant historical and theological importance as the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. It is often associated with the concept of the Promised Land, a central theme in the narrative of the Israelites.

Cultural and Historical Background: Canaan was a region in the ancient Near East, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Syria. It was inhabited by various Canaanite tribes and was known for its diverse culture and polytheistic religion. The land of Canaan is significant in biblical history as the destination of the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt. It represents God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to His people.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Kenaan
Definition
Canaan, earlier name of Pal.
NASB Translation
Canaan (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5477: Χανάαν

Χανάαν, , Hebrew כְּנַעַן (literally, 'lowland'), Canaan, the land of Canaan, indeclinable proper name: in the narrower sense, of that part of Palestine lying west of the Jordan, Acts 7:11; in a wider sense, of all Palestine, Acts 13:19.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Chanaan.

Of Hebrew origin (Kna'an); Chanaan (i.e. Kenaan), the early name of Palestine -- Chanaan.

see HEBREW Kna'an

Forms and Transliterations
Χανααν Χαναὰν Χανάαν Chanaan Chanaàn
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 7:11 N
GRK: Αἴγυπτον καὶ Χαναὰν καὶ θλίψις
NAS: Egypt and Canaan, and great
KJV: of Egypt and Chanaan, and great
INT: of Egypt and Canaan and tribulation

Acts 13:19 N
GRK: ἐν γῇ Χαναὰν κατεκληρονόμησεν τὴν
NAS: in the land of Canaan, He distributed
KJV: the land of Chanaan, he divided
INT: in [the] land of Canaan he gave as inheritance the

Strong's Greek 5477
2 Occurrences


Χαναὰν — 2 Occ.

















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