H3664 כָּנַס
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 12 KJV occurrences
כָּנַס
kânaç · kaw-nas'
Definition
to collect; hence, to enfold
KJV Renderings
gather (together), heap up, wrap self.
Derivation / Etymology
a primitive root;
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 12)
- 1 Chronicles 22:2And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
- Nehemiah 12:44¶ And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
- Psalms 33:7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
- Psalms 147:2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
- Ecclesiastes 3:5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
- Isaiah 28:20For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
- Ezekiel 22:21Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.