How to Pronounce Canaan
KAY-nuhn
Canaan is pronounced KAY-nuhn (ˈkeɪnən): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: CAY-nan.
What does Canaan mean?
Canaan means “merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Canaan?
(1.) The fourth son of Ham (Gen. 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father (9:22-27). His eldest son, Zidon, was the father of the Sidonians and Phoenicians. He had eleven sons, who were the founders of as many tribes (10:15-18). (2.) The country which derived its name from the preceding. The name as first used by the Phoenicians denoted only the maritime plain on which Sidon was built. But in the time of Moses and Joshua it denoted the whole country to the west of the Jordan and the Dead Sea (Deut. 11:30). In Josh. 5:12 the LXX.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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