Χαναάν

See also: Χανάαν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Χανάαν (Khanáan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כְּנַעַן (kənaʿan).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰa.na.án/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰa.naˈan/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xa.naˈan/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xa.naˈan/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xa.naˈan/

Proper noun

Χαναάν • (Khanaán) f (indeclinable)

Canaan, an ancient region corresponding to the Levant.

Inflection

Declension of ἡ Χαναάν; τῆς Χαναάν (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Χαναάν hē Khanaán
Genitive	τῆς Χαναάν tês Khanaán
Dative	τῇ Χαναάν têi Khanaán
Accusative	τὴν Χαναάν tḕn Khanaán
Vocative	Χαναάν Khanaán
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: Chanaān

References

Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
G5477 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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