What does כָּנַע · ταπεινόω mean in the Bible?
כָּנַע · ταπεινόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to submit or humble oneself".
Hebrew · H3665, G5013
כָּנַע
Properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate , vanquish · to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart)
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כָּנַע H3665 properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate , vanquish
Pronunciation kānaʿ
Physical submission (bending knee) becomes metaphor for total defeat, subjugation, and humiliation in warfare and covenant contexts.
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ταπεινόω G5013 to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart)
Pronunciation tapeinóō
To humble oneself or be humbled; voluntarily lowering one's status before God or others.
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What does כָּנַע (kana) mean in the Bible?
כָּנַע · ταπεινόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to submit or humble oneself".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3665, G5013?
H3665, G5013 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to submit or humble oneself
Source Gloss
to submit or humble oneself
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 11
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 8×
Perfect 1Kgs 21:29 · 2Chr 33:23 · 2Chr 36:12 · 2Chr 12:7 · 2Chr 30:11 7×
Imperfect Lev 26:41 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Imperfect Isa 25:5 · Ps 81:15 2×
Perfect 2Chr 28:19 1×
Word Origins
כָּנַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain