Original Word: כָּנַשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kanash
Pronunciation: keh-nash
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-nash')
Definition: Gather, assemble
Meaning: to assemble

gather together

(Aramaic) corresponding to kanac; to assemble -- gather together.

see HEBREW kanac

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to kanas
Definition
to gather
NASB Translation
assemble (1), assembled (1), gathered around (1).

[כְּנַשׁ] verb gather (ᵑ7 id.; Old Aramaic Palmyrene בנש Lzb²⁹⁸; Syriac ; see also Biblical Hebrew [כָּנַס); —

Pe`al Infinitive, לְמִכְנַשׁ, followed by ל accusative of person Daniel 3:2.

Hithpa. Participle plural מִתְכַּנְּשִׁין (were) assembled Daniel 3:3,27.

Word Origin: Aramaic; a root word

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek 4863: συνάγω (synagō) • to gather together, to assemble
• Strong's Greek 1996: ἐπισυνάγω (episynagō) • to gather together, to collect

These Greek terms share a similar semantic range with the Aramaic כָּנַשׁ, emphasizing the act of assembling or gathering people or things for a specific purpose.

Usage: This Aramaic verb is used in the context of gathering or assembling people or things. It appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra.

Context: The Aramaic verb כָּנַשׁ (kanash) is primarily found in the context of assembling or gathering. It is used in the book of Daniel, where it describes the gathering of people for significant events or decrees. For example, in Daniel 3:2-3, it is used to describe the assembly of officials for the dedication of King Nebuchadnezzar's golden image: "Then King Nebuchadnezzar summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image he had set up." This verb emphasizes the act of bringing together individuals for a common purpose or event. In Ezra 7:28, it is used in the context of gathering leaders to accompany Ezra to Jerusalem: "Because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me."

וּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁין ומתכנשין לְמִכְנַ֣שׁ ׀ למכנש מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁ֡ין מתכנשין lə·miḵ·naš lemichNash ləmiḵnaš miṯ·kan·nə·šîn mitkanneShin miṯkannəšîn ū·miṯ·kan·nə·šîn Umitkanneshin ūmiṯkannəšînInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts