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Strong's H3671 כָּנָף (kanaph)

Kanaph means “border” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3671 — homologia (“professed”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3671
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 85
Books 22

Strong's H3671 Quick Answer

Strong's H3671 כָּנָף (kanaph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kanaph (kaw-nawf') n-f. 1. an edge or extremity 2. specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle It has 85 linked Bible usages across 22 books. Visible English usage signals include wings, wing, earth, winged, and bird. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
kanaph (kaw-nawf') n-f. 1. an edge or extremity 2. specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
Usage
85 linked usages
Books
22 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
wings, wing, earth, winged, and bird

Meaning and Definition

kanaph (kaw-nawf') n-f. 1. an edge or extremity 2. specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle [from H3670] KJV: + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)). Root(s): H3670

Original Word
כָּנָף
Transliteration
kanaph
Derivation
Root: כנף First root strongs: 3670
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3671. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3671 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kanaph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

wings Exodus 19:4 50× wing 1 Kings 6:24 earth Job 37:3 bird Proverbs 1:17 winged Genesis 1:21 birds Ezekiel 39:4 garment Haggai 2:12 garments Numbers 15:38 quarters Deuteronomy 22:12

How Strong's H3671 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 85 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3671 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3671 in the Old Testament

85 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 1:21 KJV

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 7:14 KJV

They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

Exodus 19:4 KJV

Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

Usage Excerpts

First 85 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3671.

Genesis 1:21 Old Testament, KJV
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
Exodus 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
Exodus 25:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
Exodus 37:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
Leviticus 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 15:38 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:
Deuteronomy 4:17 Old Testament, KJV
The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
Deuteronomy 22:12 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
Deuteronomy 22:30 Old Testament, KJV
A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.
Deuteronomy 27:20 Old Testament, KJV
Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 32:11 Old Testament, KJV
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
Ruth 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Ruth 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
1 Samuel 15:27 Old Testament, KJV
And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
1 Samuel 24:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.
1 Samuel 24:5 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
1 Samuel 24:11 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
2 Samuel 22:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
1 Kings 6:24 Old Testament, KJV
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
1 Kings 6:27 Old Testament, KJV
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
1 Kings 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
1 Kings 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
2 Chronicles 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
2 Chronicles 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
2 Chronicles 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
2 Chronicles 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
2 Chronicles 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
Job 37:3 Old Testament, KJV
He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
Job 38:13 Old Testament, KJV
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Job 39:13 Old Testament, KJV
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
Job 39:26 Old Testament, KJV
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
Psalms 17:8 Old Testament, KJV
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Psalms 18:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Psalms 36:7 Old Testament, KJV
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
Psalms 57:1 Old Testament, KJV
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Psalms 61:4 Old Testament, KJV
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Psalms 63:7 Old Testament, KJV
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Psalms 68:13 Old Testament, KJV
Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Psalms 78:27 Old Testament, KJV
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
Psalms 91:4 Old Testament, KJV
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Psalms 104:3 Old Testament, KJV
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Psalms 139:9 Old Testament, KJV
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Psalms 148:10 Old Testament, KJV
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
Proverbs 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Proverbs 23:5 Old Testament, KJV
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Ecclesiastes 10:20 Old Testament, KJV
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Isaiah 6:2 Old Testament, KJV
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
Isaiah 8:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
Isaiah 10:14 Old Testament, KJV
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
Isaiah 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Isaiah 18:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
Isaiah 24:16 Old Testament, KJV
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
Jeremiah 2:34 Old Testament, KJV
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
Jeremiah 48:40 Old Testament, KJV
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
Jeremiah 49:22 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Ezekiel 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
Ezekiel 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
Ezekiel 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
Ezekiel 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
Ezekiel 1:23 Old Testament, KJV
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
Ezekiel 1:24 Old Testament, KJV
And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Ezekiel 1:25 Old Testament, KJV
And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
Ezekiel 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
Ezekiel 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
Ezekiel 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
Ezekiel 10:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
Ezekiel 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.
Ezekiel 10:12 Old Testament, KJV
And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.
Ezekiel 10:16 Old Testament, KJV
And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.
Ezekiel 10:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
Ezekiel 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Ezekiel 11:22 Old Testament, KJV
Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
Ezekiel 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
Ezekiel 17:3 Old Testament, KJV
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
Ezekiel 17:7 Old Testament, KJV
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
Ezekiel 17:23 Old Testament, KJV
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
Ezekiel 39:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
Ezekiel 39:17 Old Testament, KJV
And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
Daniel 9:27 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Hosea 4:19 Old Testament, KJV
The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Haggai 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
Zechariah 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
Zechariah 8:23 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Malachi 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3671, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 5 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 12 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 23 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Haggai 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3671 FAQ

What does kanaph (כָּנָף) mean?

Kanaph (Strong's H3671) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "border". kanaph (kaw-nawf') n-f. 1. an edge or extremity 2. specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle

How many times is kanaph (כָּנָף) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 85 linked usages for Strong's H3671 across 22 books.

Where can I study kanaph (כָּנָף) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3671 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate kanaph (כָּנָף)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wings, wing, earth, winged, bird, and garments. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.