7070. qaneh

Lexicon

qaneh: Reed, stalk, branch, measuring rod

Original Word: קָנֶה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qaneh
Pronunciation: kah-neh'
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-neh')
Definition: Reed, stalk, branch, measuring rod
Meaning: a reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

balance, bone, branch, cane, reed, spearman, stalk

From qanah; a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard) -- balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, X spearman, stalk.

see HEBREW qanah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a stalk, reed
NASB Translation
branch (4), branches (18), calamus (1), cane (2), elbow (1), reed (5), reed...reeds (1), reeds (4), reeds by the reed (2), reeds with the reed (2), rod (11), scale (1), shaft (2), stalk (2), sweet cane (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קָנֶה₆₂ noun masculine^{Genesis 41:5} stalk, reed; — absolute ׳ק 1 Kings 14:5 +; construct קְנֵה Ezekiel 40:3 +; suffix קָנָהּ Exodus 25:31; Exodus 37:17 = קָנָהֿ (Ges^{§ 91e}) Job 31:22; plural קָנִים Exodus 25:32 +; construct קְנֵי Exodus 37:18 +; suffixקְנֹתָם Exodus 25:36; Exodus 37:22; —

1 stalk of grain Genesis 41:5,22 (E).

2 water-plant, reed, 1 Kings 14:15; Isaiah 19:6 ( + סוּף), Isaiah 35:7 (+ גֹּמֶא); collective, ׳חַיַת ק Psalm 68:31 beasts of (the) reeds (dwelling among them), compare וּבִצָּה ׳בְּסֵתֶר ק Job 40:21; הָרָצוּץ ׳מִשְׁעֶנֶת הַקּ 2 Kings 18:21=Isaiah 36:6, ׳ק ׳מִשׁ Ezekiel 29:6, all figurative of weak support; compare רָצוּץ ׳ק Isaiah 42:3 (spared by ׳עבד י).

3 calamus, aromatic reed, הַטּוֺב ׳ק Jeremiah 6:20 (Ges §126 w), בֿשֶֹׁם׳ק, Exodus 30:23(P); ׳ק alone Ezekiel 27:19; Isaiah 43:24; ct Isaiah 4:14.

4 derived meanings :

a. measuring-rod, קְנֵח הַמִּדָּה Ezekiel 40:3,5 (6 cubits long, see אַמָּה) Ezekiel 42:16 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 42:17,18,19.

b. unit of measure, reed (of 6 cubits, as Assyrian ‡anû) Ezekiel 40:5 (twice in verse) + 10 t. 40,42, + ׳מְלוֺ הַקּ Ezekiel 41:8 full reed (emphatic).

c.. beam of scales, for scales themselves Isaiah 46:6.

d. shaft of lamp-stand Exodus 25:31=Exodus 37:17 (P).

e. branches thereof, Exodus 25:32 (3 t. in verse) = Exodus 37:18 (3 t. in verse) +16 t. 25, 37 (all P).

f. shoulder-joint, Job 31:22("" שְׁכָם).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the root קָנָה (qanah), which means "to acquire" or "to create."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2218 (ζυγός, zugos): Often translated as "yoke," this term can metaphorically relate to "qaneh" in the sense of a burden or support structure.
• G2368 (θρόνος, thronos): Meaning "throne," this term can be associated with "qaneh" in contexts where a reed or rod symbolizes authority or rule.
• G2563 (κάλαμος, kalamos): Directly translates to "reed" and is the most direct Greek equivalent of "qaneh," used in similar contexts of fragility and measurement.
• G2583 (κανών, kanon): Meaning "rule" or "standard," this term relates to "qaneh" in its use as a measuring rod.
• G4083 (πιτύς, pitus): While primarily meaning "pine," it can relate to "qaneh" in the broader sense of plant-based materials used for construction or symbolic purposes.

In summary, "qaneh" is a versatile term in the Hebrew Bible, rich with natural, symbolic, and practical connotations, reflecting its varied applications in ancient Hebrew culture and scripture.

Usage: The word "qaneh" is used in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, often symbolizing fragility or measurement. It appears in descriptions of natural elements, construction materials, and metaphorical language.

Context: • Natural Context: In its most basic sense, "qaneh" refers to a reed, a plant commonly found in marshy or watery areas. Reeds were known for their flexibility and fragility, often used in ancient times for making baskets, writing instruments, and musical pipes.
• Symbolic Usage: The reed is frequently used symbolically in the Bible to represent weakness or instability. For example, in 2 Kings 18:21, Egypt is described as a "broken reed" that would pierce the hand of anyone who leaned on it.
• Measurement Tool: "Qaneh" also refers to a measuring rod or staff, as seen in Ezekiel's vision of the temple (Ezekiel 40:3-5). This usage highlights the reed's role in construction and measurement, emphasizing precision and standardization.
• Metaphorical Language: In Isaiah 42:3, the phrase "a bruised reed He will not break" uses "qaneh" metaphorically to convey God's compassion and gentleness towards the weak and vulnerable.
• Anatomical Reference: The term is also used to describe the "radius," one of the bones in the human forearm, indicating its application in anatomical contexts.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּקָנֶ֥ה בִּקְנֵ֣ה בִּקְנֵ֥ה בַּקָּנֶ֣ה בַּקָּנֶ֥ה בקנה הַקָּנִ֔ים הַקָּנִ֖ים הַקָּנִ֜ים הַקָּנִים֙ הַקָּנֶ֔ה הַקָּנֶ֨ה הַקָּנֶה֮ הקנה הקנים וְקָנֶ֔ה וְקָנֶ֤ה וְקָנֶ֥ה וְקָנָ֔הּ וּקְנֵ֣ה וּקְנֵה־ וּקְנֹתָ֖ם וקנה וקנה־ וקנתם לְקָנֶ֥ה לקנה מִקָּנָ֥ה מקנה קְנֵ֣ה קְנֵ֣י קָנִ֔ים קָנִ֖ים קָנִ֛ים קָנֶ֔ה קָנֶ֖ה קָנֶ֡ה קָנֶ֣ה קָנֶ֤ה קָנֶ֥ה קָנֶ֨ה קָנֶה֙ קנה קני קנים bakkaNeh baq·qā·neh baqqāneh bə·qā·neh bekaNeh bəqāneh bikNeh biq·nêh biqnêh hakkaNeh hakkaNim haq·qā·neh haq·qā·nîm haqqāneh haqqānîm kaNeh kaNim keNeh keNei lə·qā·neh lekaNeh ləqāneh mikkaNah miq·qā·nāh miqqānāh qā·neh qā·nîm qāneh qānîm qə·nê qə·nêh qənê qənêh ū·qə·nêh ū·qə·nêh- ū·qə·nō·ṯām ukeneh ukenoTam ūqənêh ūqənêh- ūqənōṯām vekaNah vekaNeh wə·qā·nāh wə·qā·neh wəqānāh wəqāneh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 41:5
HEB: שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים עֹל֛וֹת בְּקָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד בְּרִיא֥וֹת
NAS: up on a single stalk, plump
KJV: came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
INT: ears came stalk A single plump

Genesis 41:22
HEB: שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים עֹלֹ֛ת בְּקָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד מְלֵאֹ֥ת
NAS: came up on a single stalk;
KJV: came up in one stalk, full and good:
INT: ears came stalk A single full

Exodus 25:31
HEB: הַמְּנוֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ
NAS: [and] its base and its shaft are to be made
KJV: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls,
INT: the lampstand base shaft cups bulbs

Exodus 25:32
HEB: וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה קָנִ֔ים יֹצְאִ֖ים מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ
NAS: Six branches shall go
KJV: And six branches shall come
INT: Six branches shall go sides

Exodus 25:32
HEB: מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֗ה מִצִּדָּהּ֙
NAS: three branches of the lampstand
KJV: of it; three branches of the candlestick
INT: sides three branches of the lampstand side

Exodus 25:32
HEB: הָאֶחָ֔ד וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֔ה מִצִּדָּ֖הּ
NAS: and three branches of the lampstand
KJV: and three branches of the candlestick
INT: one and three branches of the lampstand side

Exodus 25:33
HEB: גְ֠בִעִים מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞ים בַּקָּנֶ֣ה הָאֶחָד֮ כַּפְתֹּ֣ר
NAS: [blossoms] in the one branch, a bulb
KJV: in one branch; and three
INT: cups shaped branch the one A bulb

Exodus 25:33
HEB: גְבִעִ֗ים מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛ים בַּקָּנֶ֥ה הָאֶחָ֖ד כַּפְתֹּ֣ר
NAS: [blossoms] in the other branch, a bulb
KJV: in the other branch, [with] a knop
INT: cups like branch the other A bulb

Exodus 25:33
HEB: כֵּ֚ן לְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת הַקָּנִ֔ים הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מִן־
NAS: for six branches going
KJV: so in the six branches that come
INT: for six branches going from

Exodus 25:35
HEB: תַּחַת֩ שְׁנֵ֨י הַקָּנִ֜ים מִמֶּ֗נָּה וְכַפְתֹּר֙
NAS: the [first] pair of branches [coming] out of it, and a bulb
KJV: under two branches of the same, and a knop
INT: shall be under the pair of branches and a bulb

Exodus 25:35
HEB: תַּ֣חַת שְׁנֵ֤י הַקָּנִים֙ מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְכַפְתֹּ֕ר
NAS: the [second] pair of branches [coming] out of it, and a bulb
KJV: under two branches of the same, and a knop
INT: under the pair of branches and a bulb

Exodus 25:35
HEB: תַּחַת־ שְׁנֵ֥י הַקָּנִ֖ים מִמֶּ֑נָּה לְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙
NAS: the [third] pair of branches [coming] out of it, for the six
KJV: under two branches of the same, according to the six
INT: under the pair of branches for the six

Exodus 25:35
HEB: מִמֶּ֑נָּה לְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙ הַקָּנִ֔ים הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מִן־
NAS: [coming] out of it, for the six branches coming
KJV: of the same, according to the six branches that proceed
INT: for the six branches coming out

Exodus 25:36
HEB: כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥ם וּקְנֹתָ֖ם מִמֶּ֣נָּה יִהְי֑וּ
NAS: Their bulbs and their branches [shall be of one piece] with it; all
KJV: Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it [shall be] one
INT: their bulbs and their branches at become

Exodus 30:23
HEB: חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִם וּקְנֵה־ בֹ֖שֶׂם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
NAS: and of fragrant cane two hundred
KJV: [shekels], and of sweet calamus two hundred
INT: and fifty hundred cane fragrant and fifty

Exodus 37:17
HEB: הַמְּנֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ
NAS: its base and its shaft; its cups,
KJV: his shaft, and his branch, his bowls,
INT: the lampstand base shaft cups bulbs

Exodus 37:18
HEB: וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה קָנִ֔ים יֹצְאִ֖ים מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ
NAS: There were six branches going
KJV: And six branches going out
INT: were six branches going sides

Exodus 37:18
HEB: מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֗ה מִצִּדָּהּ֙
NAS: three branches of the lampstand
KJV: thereof; three branches of the candlestick
INT: sides three branches of the lampstand side

Exodus 37:18
HEB: הָֽאֶחָ֔ד וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֔ה מִצִּדָּ֖הּ
NAS: of it and three branches of the lampstand
KJV: thereof, and three branches of the candlestick
INT: the one and three branches of the lampstand side

Exodus 37:19
HEB: גְ֠בִעִים מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞ים בַּקָּנֶ֣ה הָאֶחָד֮ כַּפְתֹּ֣ר
NAS: in one branch, and three
KJV: in one branch, a knop
INT: cups shaped branch one a bulb

Exodus 37:19
HEB: גְבִעִ֗ים מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛ים בְּקָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד כַּפְתֹּ֣ר
NAS: in the other branch-- so
KJV: in another branch, a knop
INT: cups like branch the other a bulb

Exodus 37:19
HEB: כֵּ֚ן לְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת הַקָּנִ֔ים הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מִן־
NAS: for the six branches going
KJV: so throughout the six branches going out
INT: for the six branches going out

Exodus 37:21
HEB: תַּחַת֩ שְׁנֵ֨י הַקָּנִ֜ים מִמֶּ֗נָּה וְכַפְתֹּר֙
NAS: the [first] pair of branches [coming] out of it, and a bulb
KJV: under two branches of the same, and a knop
INT: was under the pair of branches and a bulb

Exodus 37:21
HEB: תַּ֣חַת שְׁנֵ֤י הַקָּנִים֙ מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְכַפְתֹּ֕ר
NAS: the [second] pair of branches [coming] out of it, and a bulb
KJV: under two branches of the same, and a knop
INT: under the pair of branches and a bulb

Exodus 37:21
HEB: תַּֽחַת־ שְׁנֵ֥י הַקָּנִ֖ים מִמֶּ֑נָּה לְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙
NAS: the [third] pair of branches [coming] out of it, for the six
KJV: under two branches of the same, according to the six
INT: under the pair of branches for the six

62 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7070
62 Occurrences

baq·qā·neh — 4 Occ.
bə·qā·neh — 3 Occ.
biq·nêh — 5 Occ.
haq·qā·neh — 4 Occ.
haq·qā·nîm — 10 Occ.
qā·neh — 14 Occ.
qā·nîm — 6 Occ.
qə·nêh — 1 Occ.
qə·nê — 4 Occ.
lə·qā·neh — 1 Occ.
miq·qā·nāh — 1 Occ.
ū·qə·nêh- — 2 Occ.
ū·qə·nō·ṯām — 2 Occ.
wə·qā·nāh — 2 Occ.
wə·qā·neh — 3 Occ.