Canaan

American  

[key-nuhn] / ˈkeɪ nən /

noun

1. an ancient region lying between the Jordan River, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean.

2. Biblical name of Palestine.

3. any land of promise.

4. (in the Bible) a descendant of Ham, the son of Noah.

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Canaan British  

/ ˈkeɪnən /

noun

1. an ancient region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean, corresponding roughly to Israel: the Promised Land of the Israelites

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Etymology

Origin of Canaan

From the Hebrew word Kenaʿan

Example Sentences

In New Canaan, Conn., where Philip Johnson’s iconic Glass House is located, two Manhattanites renovated a Midcentury Modern home with a lattice work facade and pyramid skylights.

From The Wall Street Journal

Canaan Palestine – Canaan Palestine’s extra-virgin olive oils are made from olives grown on ancient trees tended by more than 2,400 artisan family farms across 52 villages in Palestine, each carrying generations of knowledge.

From Salon

It predates the time of the Biblical King David and King Solomon and is characteristic of the Canaan region on the eastern Mediterranean coast.

From BBC

“Our wreck suggests a seagoing exchange was conducted west out of Syria and Canaan to southern Cyprus, Crete and other Greek lands.”

From New York Times

“He could have been stuck there since Saturday night but no one will know for sure,” North Canaan Animal Control said in a social media post.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• Promised Land
• immortality
• nirvana
• paradise