◄ 2596. chanak ►
Strong's Lexicon chanak: To train, dedicate, inaugurate Original Word: חָנַךְ Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chanak Pronunciation: khaw-nak' Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-nak') Definition: to narrow, to initiate, discipline Meaning: To narrow, to initiate, to discipline Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of initiation or dedication in the Hebrew חָנַךְ (chanak) can be loosely related to Greek terms such as ἐγκαινίζω (enkainizo • Strong's Greek 1457), which means to renew or dedicate, and παιδεύω (paideuo • Strong's Greek 3811), which means to train or discipline. These Greek terms capture similar themes of dedication and training found in the Hebrew usage. Usage: The verb חָנַךְ (chanak) is used in the context of dedicating or initiating something, often with a connotation of training or disciplining. It appears in various forms in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in contexts related to the dedication of buildings or the training of individuals. Context: The Hebrew verb חָנַךְ (chanak) is a primitive root that carries the primary sense of initiating or dedicating. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of dedicating a house or a temple, as seen in passages like 1 Kings 8:63, where Solomon dedicates the temple. The term also extends to the training or disciplining of individuals, particularly in the context of child-rearing, as seen in Proverbs 22:6: "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" (BSB). This usage implies a process of guiding or narrowing one's path through instruction and discipline. The concept of חָנַךְ encompasses both the physical act of dedication and the metaphorical act of initiating someone into a particular way of life or set of practices. It suggests a formative process that shapes the individual or object being dedicated. The term is relatively rare in the Hebrew Bible but carries significant theological and practical implications, particularly in the context of covenantal relationships and the transmission of faith and values across generations. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin denominative verb from chek Definition to train up, dedicate NASB Translation dedicate (1), dedicated (3), train (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. חִָנִךְ verb train up, dedicate (compare Arabic apparently denominative from rub palate of child with chewed dates, Lane659a, of midwife rub palate of new-born child with oil, etc., before it begins to suck, Dozyii, 332; also make experienced, submissive, etc. (as one does a horse by a rope in its mouth) Lane; see also WeSkizzen iii, 154; Late Hebrew חִנֵּךְ accustom; Aramaic חֲנַךְ dedicate, חַנֵּיךְ as Late Hebrew; Ethiopic II. perceive, understand (Di108, initiatio is loan-word Id.ib.)) — Qal Perfect3masculine singular suffix חֲנָכוֺ Deuteronomy 20:5; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יַחְנְכֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 20:5, 3masculine plural וַיַּחְנְכוּ 1 Kings 8:63; 2Chronicles 7:5; Imperative חֲנֹךְ Proverbs 22:6; — 1 train, train up a (the) youth (לַנַּעַר) Proverbs 22:6 (compare Late Hebrew חִנּוּךְ). 2 dedicate, of formal opening of a new house Deuteronomy 20:5 (twice in verse); dedicate, consecrate temple 1 Kings 8:63 2Chronicles 7:5 (all followed by accusative) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dedicate, train up A primitive root; properly, to narrow (compare chanaq); figuratively, to initiate or discipline -- dedicate, train up. see HEBREW chanaq Forms and Transliterations וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ ויחנכו חֲנָכ֔וֹ חֲנֹ֣ךְ חנך חנכו יַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃ יחנכנו׃ chanaCho chaNoch ḥă·nā·ḵōw ḥă·nōḵ ḥănāḵōw ḥănōḵ vaiyachneChu way·yaḥ·nə·ḵū wayyaḥnəḵū yachneChennu yaḥ·nə·ḵen·nū yaḥnəḵennū Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 20:5 HEB: חָדָשׁ֙ וְלֹ֣א חֲנָכ֔וֹ יֵלֵ֖ךְ וְיָשֹׁ֣ב NAS: house and has not dedicated it? Let him depart KJV: house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go INT: A new not dedicated depart and return Deuteronomy 20:5 HEB: וְאִ֥ישׁ אַחֵ֖ר יַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃ NAS: and another man would dedicate it. KJV: and another man dedicate it. INT: man and another dedicate 1 Kings 8:63 HEB: וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ אֶת־ בֵּ֣ית NAS: of Israel dedicated the house KJV: of Israel dedicated the house INT: and twenty thousand dedicated the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 7:5 HEB: וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ אֶת־ בֵּ֣ית NAS: the people dedicated the house KJV: and all the people dedicated the house INT: and twenty thousand dedicated the house of God Proverbs 22:6 HEB: חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־ NAS: Train up a child in the way KJV: Train up a child in the way INT: Train A child and 5 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2596 5 Occurrences ḥă·nā·ḵōw — 1 Occ. ḥă·nōḵ — 1 Occ. way·yaḥ·nə·ḵū — 2 Occ. yaḥ·nə·ḵen·nū — 1 Occ.