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Strong's 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 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 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 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 wəḵanp̄êhem Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts 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.