קָנָה

qa.nah · to buy

Hebrew · Strong's H7069 · Verb · Sounds like: kaw-naw' · 84 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own; attain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, [idiom] surely, [idiom] verily.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
קָנָה 84 vb. get, acquire
Qal 81
1. get, acquire (all poet.)
2. elsewhere buy
Niph. be bought
Hiph. caused (one) to purchase me, i.e. made me a bondman

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Chronicles 21:24 קָנֹ֥ה ka.Noh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for Jehovah, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.

  2. 1 Chronicles 21:24 אֶקְנֶ֖ה 'ek.Neh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for Jehovah, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.

  3. 2 Chronicles 34:11 לִקְנוֹת֙ lik.nOt · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  4. Nehemiah 5:8 קָ֠נִינוּ Ka.ni.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.

  5. Nehemiah 5:16 קָנִ֑ינוּ ka.Ni.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

  6. Psalms 74:2 קָ֘נִ֤יתָ ka.Ni.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

  7. Psalms 78:54 קָנְתָ֥ה ka.ne.Tah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.

  8. Psalms 139:13 קָנִ֣יתָ ka.Ni.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.

  9. Proverbs 1:5 יִקְנֶֽה׃ yik.Neh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

  10. Proverbs 4:5 קְנֵ֣ה ke.Neh · A command to you: simple action

    Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

  11. Proverbs 4:5 קְנֵ֣ה ke.Neh · A command to you: simple action

    Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

  12. Proverbs 4:7 קְנֵ֣ה ke.Neh · A command to you: simple action

    Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

  13. Proverbs 4:7 קְנֵ֣ה ke.Neh · A command to you: simple action

    Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

  14. Proverbs 8:22 קָ֭נָנִי Ka.na.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

  15. Proverbs 15:32 ק֣וֹנֶה Ko.neh · An -ing word: simple action

    He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

  16. Proverbs 16:16 קְֽנֹה־ ke.noh- · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

  17. Proverbs 16:16 וּקְנ֥וֹת u.ke.Not · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

  18. Proverbs 17:16 לִקְנ֖וֹת lik.Not · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

  19. Proverbs 18:15 יִקְנֶה־ yik.neh- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  20. Proverbs 19:8 קֹֽנֶה־ ko.neh- · An -ing word: simple action

    He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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