Canaan in Hebrew is כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
כְּנַעַן
k'ná'an
name · masculine
In English
Canaan
/ˈkeɪnən/ /ˈkeɪneɪən/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Canaan as a name.
historic region
- כְּנַעַןכנעןk'ná'anmasculine
grandson of Noah
- כְּנַעַןכנעןk'ná'anmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word כְּנַעַן.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּנַעַן
- Written without vowel points
- כנען
- Said
- k'ná'an
- Its meanings in English
- Canaan, Canaan, the land inhabited by Canaan: the Land of Canaan, the Slavs; Slavic lands
These words come before and after Canaan in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Canaan in Hebrew.
How do you say Canaan in Hebrew?
Canaan in Hebrew is כְּנַעַן, said k'ná'an. Without vowel points it is written כנען.
Is כנען masculine or feminine?
The word כנען is masculine.
What else does כנען mean in English?
Besides Canaan, כנען can mean Canaan, the land inhabited by Canaan: the Land of Canaan and the Slavs; Slavic lands.
How is Canaan pronounced in English?
Canaan is pronounced /ˈkeɪnən/, /ˈkeɪneɪən/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Canaan and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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