קָנָה qanah

Hebrew word for “to buy” · Strong’s H7069 · used 84 times in 75 verses

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Meaning

1) to get, acquire, create, buy, possess;

How it is translated

Glosses given for qanah in context, with how often each is used:

• acquire 14
• bought 11
• buy 10
• will buy 8
• have bought 4
• had acquired 3
• one who bought 3
• created 3
• buyer 3
• have acquired 2
• creator 2
• had bought 2

Where it is used

Also in 8 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 25 (7), Jeremiah 32 (7), Ruth 4 (5), Genesis 47 (4), Jeremiah 13 (3), Genesis 14 (2), 2 Samuel 24 (2), Nehemiah 5 (2), Proverbs 4 (2), Genesis 4 (1)

Forms

• קנה 25
• לקנות 6
• קניתי 5
• קנית 5
• ויקן 4
• יקנה 3
• קנהו 3
• תקנה 2
• תקנו 2
• אקנה 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with qanah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שָׂדֶה sadeh “land” 16
• מָכַר makhar “to sell” 11
• כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 11
• אֵת et “with” 12
• יוֹבֵל yovel “jubilee/horn” 5
• אֲחֻזָּה achuzzah “possession” 5
• מַחְצֵב machtsev “hewing” 3
• חֲנַמְאֵל chanamel “Hanamel” 3
• בִּינָה binah “understanding” 4
• חׇכְמָה chokhmah “wisdom” 5
• עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 7
• עֵד ed “witness” 4

Key verses

The verses using qanah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 14:19 — And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
• Genesis 14:22 — And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
• Exodus 15:16 — Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass…
• Leviticus 25:14 — And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
• Deuteronomy 32:6 — Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
• Nehemiah 5:8 — And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall…
• Psalms 74:2 — Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
• Proverbs 16:16 — How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
• Proverbs 23:23 — Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
• Isaiah 1:3 — The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
• Isaiah 11:11 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from…
• Zechariah 11:5 — Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.