קָנֶה
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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine62 occurrences10 books38 verses
Definition
from H7069; a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
Traditional renderings: balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, × spearman, stalk.
Traditional renderings: balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, × spearman, stalk.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קָנֶה:
- κάλαμοςkalamos“reed/stick/pen”67%
- θυμίαμαthumiama“incense”8%
- κινάμωμονkinamōmon“cinnamon”8%
- πεντακόσιοιpentakosioi“five hundred”8%
- πρῶτονprōton“first”8%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
62 total
- Ezekiel 40:7קָנֶ֥ה · rod [deep]Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.
- Ezekiel 40:8קָנֶ֥הThen he measured the portico of the gateway inside;
- Ezekiel 41:8הַקָּנֶ֔ה · a rodI saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits.
- Ezekiel 42:16בִּקְנֵ֣ה · rod; קָנִ֛ים · [cubits]; בִּקְנֵ֥הWith a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.
- Ezekiel 42:17קָנִ֛ים · cubits; בִּקְנֵ֥הHe measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.
- Ezekiel 42:18קָנִ֖ים · cubits; בִּקְנֵ֥הHe measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long.
- Ezekiel 42:19קָנִ֖ים · cubits; בִּקְנֵ֥הAnd he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long.