Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaˈna/

Verb

קָנָה • ‎(kaná) ‎(pa'al construction, infinitive לִקְנוֹת, passive counterpart נִקְנָה)

1. to buy, to purchase

   קניתי אתמול פיצה‎ ― kanití 'etmól pítsa ― Yesterday I bought pizza.

   • Genesis 39:1, with translation of the English Standard Version:

     וַיִּקְנֵהוּ פּוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים, אִישׁ מִצְרִי, מִיַּד הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים, אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִדֻהוּ שָׁמָּה‎

     Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

2. to get, to obtain, to acquire
3. to possess, to captivate
   • Genesis 14:19, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר בָּר֤וּךְ אַבְרָם֙ לְאֵ֣ל עֶלְיֹ֔ון קֹנֵ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃‎

     And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

4. (colloquial) to accept as true, to believe

   אני לא קונה את הסיפור.‎ ― aní lo koné et haSipúr ― I don't believe in the story.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to buy, to obtain): רָכַשׁ

Etymology 2

Akin to Ancient Greek κάννα ‎(kánna) (from Akkadian 𒄀 ‎(qanû, “reed”), see further etymology there) with similar meaning. Compare with English cane, canon, cannon, canal, and channel.

Noun

קָנֶה • ‎(kané) f ‎(plural indefinite קָנִים, singular construct קְנֵה־, plural construct קְנֵי־)

1. a cane: a long hollow stick
2. (weaponry) a barrel: the metallic tube of a gun
3. a trachea, a windpipe
4. a reed
5. (botany) a stem, a cane, a stalk

Declension

Derived terms

• עָלָה בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד ‎('alá bekané ekhád)
• הִקְדִּים קָנֶה לְוֶשֶׁט ‎(hiK'dim kané levéshet)

Synonyms

• (trachea, windpipe): קְנֵה הַנְּשִׁימָה ‎(k'né haneshima)
• (botany): גִּבְעוֹל ‎(giv'ol)