Chanaan

American  

[key-nuhn, -ney-uhn] / ˈkeɪ nən, -neɪ ən /

noun

Douay Bible.

1. Canaan.

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Example Sentences

Hence it was inferred that Chanaan was the inventor of chemistry, to which he affixed his own name.

From Notes and Queries, Number 211, November 12, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

Bar 3:22 It hath not been heard of in Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman.

From Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha by Anonymous

Sidon,—having been built, as is supposed, soon after the Flood, by Sidon, the eldest son of Chanaan.

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous

They accordingly asserted that the founder or creator was Hermes Trismegistus, whom some of them professed to identify with Chanaan, the son of Ham, whose son Mizraim first occupied and peopled Egypt.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

And thei wenten to duelle in the lond of Chanaan, in a place, that is clept Sychem.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard