Χαναάν

See also: Χανάαν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Χανάαν (Khanáan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כְּנַעַן (kənaʿan).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰa.na.án/ → /xa.naˈan/ → /xa.naˈan/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰa.na.án/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰa.naˈan/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xa.naˈan/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xa.naˈan/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xa.naˈan/

Proper noun

Χαναάν • (Khanaán) f (indeclinable)

1. Canaan, an ancient region corresponding to the Levant.

Inflection

Declension of ἡ Χαναάν; τῆς Χαναάν (Attic)

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

Derived terms

• Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos)

Descendants

• Latin: Chanaān

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