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Isaiah 24:16

“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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

כָּנָףkânâph · kaw-nawf'
H3671 · Hebrew

Definition: an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
Derivation: from H3670 (כָּנַף);
KJV renderings: [phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).
Grammar: מִ — preposition
כְּנַ֨ף — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
Code HR/Ncfsc
Usage: Occurs 111 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:21 Genesis 7:14 Exodus 19:4 Exodus 25:20 Exodus 25:20

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 כָּנָף here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

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.