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2 Chronicles 32:26

“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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

כָּנַעkânaʻ · kaw-nah'
H3665 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: bring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּכָּנַ֤ע — verb Niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/VNw3ms
Usage: Occurs 36 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 26:41 Deuteronomy 9:3 Judges 3:30 Judges 4:23 Judges 8:28

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כָּנַע here.

Verse 25 Verse 27

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.