◄ 3673. kenash ►
Strong's Lexicon kenash: Gather, assemble Original Word: כָּנַשׁ Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kanash Pronunciation: keh-nash Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-nash') Definition: to assemble Meaning: To assemble, gather together Word Origin: Aramaic; a root word Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek 4863: συνάγω (synagō) • to gather together, to assemble • Strong's Greek 1996: ἐπισυνάγω (episynagō) • to gather together, to collect These Greek terms share a similar semantic range with the Aramaic כָּנַשׁ, emphasizing the act of assembling or gathering people or things for a specific purpose. Usage: This Aramaic verb is used in the context of gathering or assembling people or things. It appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra. Context: The Aramaic verb כָּנַשׁ (kanash) is primarily found in the context of assembling or gathering. It is used in the book of Daniel, where it describes the gathering of people for significant events or decrees. For example, in Daniel 3:2-3, it is used to describe the assembly of officials for the dedication of King Nebuchadnezzar's golden image: "Then King Nebuchadnezzar summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image he had set up." This verb emphasizes the act of bringing together individuals for a common purpose or event. In Ezra 7:28, it is used in the context of gathering leaders to accompany Ezra to Jerusalem: "Because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to kanas Definition to gather NASB Translation assemble (1), assembled (1), gathered around (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [כְּנַשׁ] verb gather (ᵑ7 id.; Old Aramaic Palmyrene בנש Lzb298; Syriac ; see also Biblical Hebrew [כָּנַס); — Pe`al Infinitive, לְמִכְנַשׁ, followed by ל accusative of person Daniel 3:2. Hithpa. Participle plural מִתְכַּנְּשִׁין (were) assembled Daniel 3:3,27. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance gather together (Aramaic) corresponding to kanac; to assemble -- gather together. see HEBREW kanac Forms and Transliterations וּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁין ומתכנשין לְמִכְנַ֣שׁ ׀ למכנש מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁ֡ין מתכנשין lə·miḵ·naš lemichNash ləmiḵnaš miṯ·kan·nə·šîn mitkanneShin miṯkannəšîn ū·miṯ·kan·nə·šîn Umitkanneshin ūmiṯkannəšîn Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Daniel 3:2 HEB: מַלְכָּ֡א שְׁלַ֡ח לְמִכְנַ֣שׁ ׀ לַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א סִגְנַיָּ֣א NAS: sent [word] to assemble the satraps, KJV: sent to gather together the princes, INT: the king sent assemble the satraps the prefects Daniel 3:3 HEB: בֵּאדַ֡יִן מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁ֡ין אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א סִגְנַיָּ֣א NAS: of the provinces were assembled for the dedication KJV: of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication INT: Then were assembled the satraps the prefects Daniel 3:27 HEB: וּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁין אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א סִגְנַיָּ֣א NAS: high officials gathered around [and] saw KJV: counsellors, being gathered together, saw INT: gathered the satraps the prefects 3 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3673 3 Occurrences lə·miḵ·naš — 1 Occ. miṯ·kan·nə·šîn — 1 Occ. ū·miṯ·kan·nə·šîn — 1 Occ.