Kana means “into subjection” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G3665 — homoiotes (“like as”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H3665 כָּנַע (kana`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kana` (kaw-nah') v. 1. (properly) to bend the knee 2. (hence) to humiliate, vanquish It has 32 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include into, bring, under, low, and down. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
kana` (kaw-nah') v. 1. (properly) to bend the knee 2. (hence) to humiliate, vanquish [a primitive root] KJV: bring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.
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be humble
Usage: 1) to be humble, be humbled, be subdued, be brought down, be low, be under, be brought into subjection 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to humble oneself 1a2) to be humbled, be subdued 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to humble 1b2) to subdue
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32 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3665.
And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.
Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.
Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.
For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.
Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
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Kana (Strong's H3665) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "into subjection". kana` (kaw-nah') v. 1. (properly) to bend the knee 2. (hence) to humiliate, vanquish
This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H3665 across 13 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3665 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as into, bring, under, low, and down. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.