This is the name of the place Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants.
Definition
Χαναάν, ἡ indecl. (Heb. כְּנַעַן),
Canaan: Acts 7:11; γῆ Χ., Acts 13:19.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as Χαναάν:
- כְּנַ֫עַןke.na.an“Canaan”94%
- כְּנַעֲנִיke.na.a.ni“Canaanite”5%
- בֵּןben“son: child”1%
Glossary entries
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Acts 7:11Χανάαν · CanaanThen famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
- Acts 13:19Χανάαν · CanaanAnd having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.