# קנה
## Hebrew
### Etymology 1

Cognate with Aramaic קְנָא (“to acquire”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /kaˈna/

#### Verb

קָנָה • (kaná) (pa'al construction, infinitive לִקְנוֹת, passive counterpart נִקְנָה)
* to buy, to purchase
    קניתי אתמול פיצה ― kanití etmól pítsa ― Yesterday I bought pizza.
** Tanach, Genesis 39:1, with translation of the English Standard Version:וַיִּקְנֵהוּ פּוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים, אִישׁ מִצְרִי, מִיַּד הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים, אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִדֻהוּ שָׁמָּהNow 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.
** 2017 August 15, שרון שפורר, “"קניתי מהם בחורות במחיר 5000-7000 דולר, תלוי איך שנראית הבחורה". עדותו של סוחר הנשים”, in HaMakom HaKi Kham‎:היו מתקשרים אלי כמה שעות או לפעמים יום יומיים אחרי שהבנות הגיעו, ומבקשים שאני אגיע לדירה הזאת ואבחר את הבחורות שאני רוצה לקנות.They would call me a few hours or sometimes one, two days after the girls arrived, asking that I come to this apartment and pick the girls I wanted to buy.
* to get, to appoint, to obtain, to acquire, to assign
** a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Avot 1:6:יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן פְּרַחְיָה אוֹמֵר, עֲשֵׂה לְךָ רַב, וּקְנֵה לְךָ חָבֵר, וֶהֱוֵי דָן אֶת כָּל הָאָדָם לְכַף זְכוּת:Joshua ben Perahiah used to say: appoint for thyself a teacher, and acquire for thyself a companion, and give everyone the benefit of the doubt.
* to be appointed to a position, assigned a certain work
* to possess, to captivate
** Tanach, 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:
* (colloquial) to accept as true, to believe
    אני לא קונה את הסיפור. ― aní lo koné et hasipúr ― I don't believe in the story. I'm not buying that story.

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Pronounced קָנִיתֶם and קָנִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew. $^2$ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

##### Synonyms

* (to buy, to obtain): רָכַשׁ

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “to sell”): מָכַר (makhár)

#### References

* H7069 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* Klein, Ernest (1987) “קָנָה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 584a
* “קנה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

### Etymology 2

Akin to Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna) (from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “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־)
* a cane: a long hollow stick
* (weaponry) a barrel: the metallic tube of a gun
* a branch of a candelabrum
** Tanach, Exodus 25:32, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וְשִׁשָּׁה קָנִים יֹצְאִים מִצִּדֶּיהָ שְׁלֹשָׁה קְנֵי מְנֹרָה מִצִּדָּהּ הָאֶחָד וּשְׁלֹשָׁה קְנֵי מְנֹרָה מִצִּדָּהּ הַשֵּׁנִי׃v'shishá kaním yotz'ím mitzidéha shloshá k'né m'norá mitsidáh ha'ekhád ushloshá k'né m'norá mitsidáh hashení.And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candle-stick out of the other side thereof.
* (anatomy) a trachea, a windpipe
** a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Tamid 4:3:חֲתָכָהּ וּנְתָנָהּ לְמִי שֶׁזָּכָה בָהּ, וְהַקָּנֶה וְהַלֵּב וְהָרֵאָה תְּלוּיִם בָּהּ.khatakháh untanáh l'mí shezakhá vah, v'hakané v'halév v'hare'áh t'luyím bah.He cut it and gave it to the one who merited it, and the windpipe and the heart and the lung were hanging on it.
* (countable) reed
** Tanach, Exodus 30:23, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וְאַתָּה קַח־לְךָ בְּשָׂמִים רֹאשׁ מָר־דְּרוֹר חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְקִנְּמָן־בֶּשֶׂם מַחֲצִיתוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָיִם וּקְנֵה־בֹשֶׂם חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָיִם׃v-atá kakh l'khá b'samím rosh mar d'ror khamésh me'ót v'qinoman bésem makhatsitó khamishím umatáyim ukné vósem khamishím umatáyimTake thou also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty.
* (botany) a stem, a cane, a stalk
** Tanach, Genesis 41:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וַיִּישָׁן וַיַּחֲלֹם שֵׁנִית וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלוֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד בְּרִיאוֹת וְטֹבוֹת׃vayishán vayakhalóm shenít v'hiné shévaʿ shibolím olót b'kané ekhad b'riyót v'tovót.And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
* (units of measure) a rod, six cubits
** Tanach, Ezekiel 40:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וְהַתָּא קָנֶה אֶחָד אֹרֶךְ וְקָנֶה אֶחָד רֹחַב וּבֵין הַתָּאִים חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת וְסַף הַשַּׁעַר מֵאֵצֶל אוּלָם הַשַּׁעַר מֵהַבַּיִת קָנֶה אֶחָד׃v'hatá kané ekhád órekh v'kané ekhád rókhav uvén hata'ím khameśh amót v'sáf hashá'ar me'étsel ulám hashá'ar m'habáyit kané ekhad.And every cell was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the cells was five cubits; and the jambs of the gate by the porch of the gate within were one reed.

##### Synonyms

* (trachea, windpipe): קְנֵה הַנְּשִׁימָה (k'né haneshima), גַּרְגֶּרֶת (gargéret)
* (botany): גִּבְעוֹל (giv'ól)
* (scale): קנה מידה / קְנֵה מִדָּה (k'né midá)

##### Derived terms

* עָלָה בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד (alá bekané ekhád)
* הִקְדִּים קָנֶה לְוֶשֶׁט (hikdim kané levéshet)

##### Descendants

* → English: kaneh

##### References

* H7070 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* Klein, Ernest (1987) “קָנֶה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 584b