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We all want Canaan without going through the wilderness.
Ravi Zacharias

Meaning of "Canaan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANAAN

Canaan  [ˈkeɪnən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANAAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Canaan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANAAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Canaan

Canaan

Canaan was, during the 2nd millennium BC, a Semitic-speaking region in the Ancient Near East, which as described in the Bible roughly corresponds to the Levant, i.e. modern-day Lebanon, Israel, Palestinian territories, the western part of Jordan and southwestern Syria. The name remained the endonym of the region later known to the Ancient Greeks from c.500 BC as Phoenicia. The name of Canaan is archaeologically attested as being familiar to their neighbors on all sides, although it has been disputed to what extent such references provide a coherent description of its location and boundaries. The Amarna Letters and other cuneiform documents use Kinaḫḫu, while other sources of the Egyptian New Kingdom mention numerous military campaigns conducted in Ka-na-na. The various Canaanite nations of the Bronze and Iron Ages are mentioned in the Bible and Mesopotamian, Hittite and Ancient Egyptian texts. In modern usage, the name is often associated with the Hebrew Bible, where the "Land of Canaan" extends from Lebanon southward to the "Brook of Egypt" and eastward to the Jordan River Valley.

Definition of Canaan in the English dictionary

The definition of Canaan in the dictionary is an ancient region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean, corresponding roughly to Israel: the Promised Land of the Israelites.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANAAN


Clendinnen
ˌklɛnˈdɪnən
Dunsinane
dʌnˈsɪnən
epiphenomenon
ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnən
McKinnon
məˈkɪnən
noumenon
ˈnuːmɪnən
phaenomenon
fɪˈnɒmɪnən
phenomenon
fɪˈnɒmɪnən
phi-phenomenon
ˈfaɪfɪˌnɒmɪnən
prolegomenon
ˌprəʊlɛˈɡɒmɪnən
Saarinen
ˈsɑːrɪnən
superphenomenon
ˈsuːpərfɪˌnɒmɪnən
underlinen
ˈʌndəˌlɪnən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANAAN

Cana
Canaan dog
Canaanite
Canaanitic
Canada
Canada balsam
Canada Day
Canada goose
Canada jay
Canada lily
Canada thistle
Canadarm
Canadian
Canadian Alliance
Canadian bacon
Canadian elk
Canadian English
Canadian fleabane
Canadian football
Canadian Forces

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANAAN

balmacaan
Bataan
bobbejaan
Dingaan
leguaan
naan
paan
samaan
Shangaan
skokiaan
Talibaan
water leguaan

Synonyms and antonyms of Canaan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Canaan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANAAN

Find out the translation of Canaan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Canaan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Canaan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迦南
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Canaán
570 millions of speakers

English

Canaan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कनान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كنعان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Canaan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Canaã
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেনান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terre de Canaan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kanaan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カナン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가나안
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Canaan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கானான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कनान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Canaan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Canaan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Canaan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Canaan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Canaan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Canaan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kanaän
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kanaan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Canaan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Canaan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANAAN»

The term «Canaan» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.044 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANAAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Canaan

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QUOTES WITH «CANAAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Canaan.
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Ravi Zacharias
We all want Canaan without going through the wilderness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANAAN»

Discover the use of Canaan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Canaan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rapture of Canaan
At the Church of Fire and Brimstone and Gods Almighty Baptizing Wind, Grandpa Herman makes the rules for everyone, and everyone obeys, or else.
Sheri Reynolds, 1997
2
Stories from Ancient Canaan
This fully revised edition takes into account advances in the reading, understanding, and interpretation of these stories since 1978. It also includes two additional texts, expanded introductions, and illustrations.
Michael David Coogan, Mark S. Smith, 2012
3
On Canaan's Side
The story then goes back to the moment she was forced to flee Sligo, at the end of the First World War, and follows her life through into the new world of America, a world filled with both hope and danger.
Sebastian Barry, 2011
4
Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan
This masterly book is the climax of over twenty-five years of study of the impact of Canaanite religion and mythology on ancient Israel and the Old Testament.
John Day, 2002
5
On the Skirts of Canaan in the Iron Age: Historical and ...
The scope of this book is to inverse this relation and to focus on "the skirts of Canaan", while regarding the "United Monarchy" and the "Divided Monarchy" as external and sometimes marginal players of the regional history.
Edward Lipiński, 2006
6
Canaan
Poems deal with such themes as the British government, life and death, virtues, and war
Geoffrey Hill, 1998
7
Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railro
Bound for Canaan tells the stories of men and women like David Ruggles, who invented the black underground in New York City; bold Quakers like Isaac Hopper and Levi Coffin, who risked their lives to build the Underground Railroad; and the ...
Fergus Bordewich, 2009
8
Ancient Canaan and Israel: New Perspectives
Shows how the people of ancient Israel and Canaan lived by describing their government, social customs, religion, and history.
Jonathan Michael Golden, 2004
9
Out to Canaan
There are 30 million copies of Jan Karon’s books in print. All of the Mitford books are available on audiocassette from Penguin Audiobooks.
Jan Karon, 1998
10
Ancient Canaan and Israel: An Introduction
Where did the Israelites originate? What was the fate of the Canaanites? In this revealing introduction, Jonathan M. Golden tackles these and other hotly debated questions.
Jonathan M Golden, 2009

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Canaan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/canaan>. Apr 2024 ».
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