קָנָה

vb. get, acquire (NH = BH; Ph. (Pun.) מקנא, property [in cattle]; Assyrian ḳanû, gain, acquire, MeissnSuppl. 85; Arabic قَنَا (و, ى) acquire, procure; Sab. קני acquire, possess, CIS iv, no. 89, 5, 6, קני n. property id. ib. no. 3, 8, 29, 3; Ethiopic ቀነየ: acquire, subjugate; Aramaic קְנָא, ܩܢܳܐ, acquire);— Pf. 3 ms. ק׳ Gn 25:10 +; sf. קָנֶ֑ךָ Dt 32:6, קָנָהוּ Lv 27:24; 3 fs. קָֽנְתָה ψ 78:54; 2 ms. קָנִיתָ Ex 15:16 +, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִקְנֶה Lv 22:11 +, וַיִּ֫קֶן Gn 33:19 +, etc.; Imv. ms. קְנֵה Gn 47:19 +; Inf. abs. קָנֹה Lv 25:14 1 Ch 21:24, קָנוֹ 2 S 24:24; cstr. קְנֹה Pr 16:16, קְנוֹת Pr 16:16 +, etc.; Pt. קֹנֶה Dt 28:68, קוֹנֶה Pr 15:32 +, etc.;— get, acquire (all poet.): of God as originating, creating, קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ Gn 14:19, 22, Dt 32:6 (Isr.), ψ 139:13 (כִּלְיֹתָ֑י); Pr 8:22 (חכמה q.v.). of God as victoriously redeeming his people Ex 15:16; Is 11:11 ψ 74:2 (‖ גָּאַל); obj. הַר־זֶה 78:54. of Eve, acquiring, קַיִן, אֶת־י׳ (i.e. with the help of), Gn 4:1 (J). of acquiring wisdom, knowledge (only Pr): Pr 1:5; 4:5(×2), 7(×2); 15:32; 16:16(×2); 17:16; 18:15; 19:8; 23:23. elsewhere buy Ex 21:2 (E), Gn 47:20, 22 (J), 50:13 (P), Lv 27:24 (P), Dt 28:68; Is 24:2; Je 13:1; Ez 7:12 Pr 20:14 +; קֹנֶה owner, as purchaser Lv 25:30 (P); Is 1:3; Zc 11:5 +. be bought: Pf. 3 ms. נִקְנָה Je 32:43; Impf. 3 mpl. יִקָּנוּ v 15. Pf. 3 ms. sf. אָדָם הִקְנַנִי Zc 13:5; AV makes denom. of מִקְנֶה cattle; Thes RV MartiKau Buhl caused (one) to purchase me, i.e. made me a bondman; אֲדָמָה קִנְיָנִי.—Pt. מַקְנֶה v. קנא.