Canaan
[ key-nuhn ]
/ ˈkeɪ nən /
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noun
the ancient region lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean: the land promised by God to Abraham. Genesis 12:5–10.
Biblical name of Palestine.
any land of promise.
a descendant of Ham, the son of Noah. Genesis 10.
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Origin of Canaan
From the Hebrew word Kenaʿan
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Canaan
/ (ˈkeɪnən) /
noun
an ancient region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean, corresponding roughly to Israel: the Promised Land of the Israelites
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