כנה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
כ־נ־ן (k-n-n)

Noun

כַּנָּה • (kaná) f (plural indefinite כַּנּוֹת)

1. A mount, a stand, a base: a thing used as a base.
2. (Modern Israeli Hebrew, agriculture) rootstock (a healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture)

References

• “כנה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כנה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Etymology 2

Adjective

כֵּנֶה • (kené)

1. Alternative form of כֵּן (kén): sincere, honest.

Usage notes

• This form is often considered incorrect, with כֵּן (kén) being the correct version.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

כַּנֵּה • (kané) m

1. a male given name in antiquity
   • Ezekiel 27:23 (with translation from the King James Version):

     חָרָן וְכַנֵּה וָעֶדֶן רֹכְלֵי שְׁבָא אַשּׁוּר כִּלְמַד רֹכַלְתֵּךְ׃

     kharán v'khané va'éden rokhléi sh'vá ashúr kilmád rokhaltékh.

     Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

Etymology 4

Noun

כִּנָּה • (kiná) f (plural indefinite כִּנִּים)

1. defective spelling of כינה

Verb

כִּנָּה • (kiná) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of כינה

Anagrams

• כהן, נכה