Hebrew noun (masculine) · H7070
קָנֶה
qanehkaw-neh'
branch
62 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: qâneh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7070is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 39Old Testament books
- 34spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7070
a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
The King James renders it: balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
qaneh is rendered "branch". It stands 62 times in the Hebrew text, across ten books.
- Twenty-five of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 41:5but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
- The Greek text spells it thirty-four different ways.
The first use
but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
Genesis 41:5בְּקָנֶ֥ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- the branches10
- a reed8
- branches of4
- by reed of4
- reed4
- reeds4
- the reed4
- on the branch3
- and branches their2
- and shaft its2
- branches2
- calamus2
and 12 more, 62 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 62, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
34 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- קָנֶ֥ה5
- בִּקְנֵ֥ה4
- הַקָּנִ֔ים4
- קְנֵ֣י4
- בְּקָנֶ֥ה3
- בַּקָּנֶ֣ה3
- הַקָּנֶ֨ה2
- הַקָּנִ֜ים2
- הַקָּנִים֙2
- הַקָּנִ֖ים2
- וְקָנָ֔הּ2
- וּקְנֹתָ֖ם2
and 22 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine singular14HNcmsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural10HTd/Ncmpa
- noun · masculine plural6HNcmpa
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)5HR/Ncmsc
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)4HNcmpc
- preposition + noun · masculine singular4HR/Ncmsa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular4HRd/Ncmsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular4HTd/Ncmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular3HC/Ncmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Ncmsc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
Genesis
two uses
but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
- בְּקָנֶ֥הbekanehpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: on a stalk
In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
- בְּקָנֶ֥הbekanehpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: on a stalk
Exodus
twenty-five uses
Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
- וְקָנָ֔הּvekanahconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and shaft its
Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
- קָנִ֔יםkanimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: branches
- קְנֵ֣יkeneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: branches of
- קְנֵ֣יkeneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: branches of
There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand.
- בַּקָּנֶ֣הbakanehpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: on the branch
- בַּקָּנֶ֥הbakanehpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: on the branch
- הַקָּנִ֔יםhakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
- הַקָּנִ֜יםhakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
- הַקָּנִים֙hakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
- הַקָּנִ֖יםhakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
- הַקָּנִ֔יםhakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
- וּקְנֹתָ֖םukenotamconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and branches their
“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
- וּקְנֵה־ukeneh-conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and cane of
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
- וְקָנָ֔הּvekanahconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and shaft its
Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
- קָנִ֔יםkanimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: branches
- קְנֵ֣יkeneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: branches of
- קְנֵ֣יkeneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: branches of
There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
- בַּקָּנֶ֣הbakanehpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: on the branch
- בְּקָנֶ֥הbekanehpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: on a branch
- הַקָּנִ֔יםhakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
- הַקָּנִ֜יםhakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
- הַקָּנִים֙hakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
- הַקָּנִ֖יםhakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
- הַקָּנִ֔יםhakanimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the branches
The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
- וּקְנֹתָ֖םukenotamconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and branches their
1 Kings
one use
For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.
- הַקָּנֶה֮hakanehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the reed
2 Kings
one use
Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- הַקָּנֶ֨הhakanehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the reed
Job
two uses
then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.
- מִקָּנָ֥הmikanahpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: from arm its
He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
- קָנֶ֣הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: reed
Psalms
one use
Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
- קָנֶ֡הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: reed
Song of Solomon
one use
with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
- קָנֶה֙kanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: calamus
Isaiah
six uses
The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
- קָנֶ֥הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: reed
The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.
- לְקָנֶ֥הlekanehpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: into reed
Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- הַקָּנֶ֨הhakanehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the reed
A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
- קָנֶ֤הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: a reed
You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
- קָנֶ֔הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: calamus
They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.
- בַּקָּנֶ֣הbakanehpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: on the scale
Jeremiah
one use
What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
- וְקָנֶ֥הvekanehconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and cane
Ezekiel
twenty-two uses
and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise.
- וְקָנֶ֔הvekanehconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and calamus
Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.
- קָנֶ֖הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: reed
So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
- וּקְנֵ֣הukenehconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and reed of
And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.
- קְנֵ֣הkenehnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: reed of
- קָנֶ֣הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: a reed
- קָנֶ֥הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: a reed
Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
- קָנֶ֤הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: a reed
- קָנֶ֥הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: a reed
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.
- קָנֶ֨הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: a reed
- וְקָנֶ֤הvekanehconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and a reed
- קָנֶ֥הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: a reed
Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;
- קָנֶ֥הkanehnoun · masculine singulartagged: a reed
I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits.
- הַקָּנֶ֔הhakanehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the reed
With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.
- בִּקְנֵ֣הbiknehpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with reed of
- קָנִ֛יםkanimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: reeds
- בִּקְנֵ֥הbiknehpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by reed of
He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.
- קָנִ֛יםkanimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: reeds
- בִּקְנֵ֥הbiknehpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by reed of
He measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long.
- קָנִ֖יםkanimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: reeds
- בִּקְנֵ֥הbiknehpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by reed of
And he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long.
- קָנִ֖יםkanimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: reeds
- בִּקְנֵ֥הbiknehpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by reed of
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
