Definition
a primitive root; (compare H2614) properly, to narrow; figuratively, to initiate or discipline
Traditional renderings: dedicate, train up.
Traditional renderings: dedicate, train up.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָנַךְ:
- ἐγκαινίζωegkainizō“to inaugurate”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Deuteronomy 20:5חֲנָכ֔וֹ · dedicated it; יַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃ · dedicate itFurthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.
- 1 Kings 8:63וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ · dedicatedAnd Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 7:5וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ · dedicatedAnd King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
- Proverbs 22:6חֲנֹ֣ךְ · Train upTrain up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.