proper noun · feminine
Chanaā̆n
Chanaā̆n f (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈkʰa.na.aːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.na.an]
Meaning
- EcclesiasticalLatinindeclinableCanaan
Chănăān, contr. Chănān, f. indecl.,
I. the land of Canaan or Paiestine, Lact. 2, 13, 6; Vulg. Gen. 9, 22.—Form Chanan, Juvenc. 2, 129.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), from Biblical Hebrew כְּנַעַן (K'ná'an).
Descendants
- EnglishCanaan
- GermanKanaan
- DutchKanaän
- FinnishKanaan