Χανάαν

See also: Χαναάν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Χᾰνᾰᾰ́ν (Khanaán)

Etymology

Unknown, cognate with Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰa.ná.an/ → /xaˈna.an/ → /xaˈna.an/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰa.ná.an/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰaˈna.an/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xaˈna.an/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xaˈna.an/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xaˈna.an/

Proper noun

Χᾰνᾰ́ᾰν • (Khanáan) m or f (indeclinable)

1. Canaan, a son of Ham in the Torah.
2. Canaan, an ancient region corresponding to the Levant.

Inflection

Declension of ἡ Χᾰνᾰ́ᾰν; τῆς Χᾰνᾰ́ᾰν (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Χᾰνᾰ́ᾰν hē Khanáan
Genitive	τῆς Χᾰνᾰ́ᾰν tês Khanáan
Dative	τῇ Χᾰνᾰ́ᾰν têi Khanáan
Accusative	τὴν Χᾰνᾰ́ᾰν tḕn Khanáan
Vocative	Χᾰνᾰ́ᾰν Khanáan
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Only the place name takes a definite article. Since the place name is feminine, it takes a feminine article.

References

• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G5477 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible