Canaanite in Hebrew is כְּנַעֲנִי (k'na'aní).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
כְּנַעֲנִי
k'na'aní
noun · masculine
In English
Canaanite
/ˈkeɪnənaɪt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Canaanite as a noun.
member of ancient Semitic people
- כְּנַעֲנִיכנעניk'na'anímasculine
These are the Hebrew words for Canaanite as an adjective.
of or pertaining to this sect or its followers
- כְּנַעֲנִיכנעניk'na'aní
This is more about the Hebrew word כְּנַעֲנִי.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּנַעֲנִי
- Written without vowel points
- כנעני
- Said
- k'na'aní
- Its meanings in English
- Canaanite, A Canaanite person
These words come before and after Canaanite in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Canaanite in Hebrew.
How do you say Canaanite in Hebrew?
Canaanite in Hebrew is כְּנַעֲנִי, said k'na'aní. Without vowel points it is written כנעני.
Is כנעני masculine or feminine?
The word כנעני is masculine.
What else does כנעני mean in English?
Besides Canaanite, כנעני can mean A Canaanite person.
How is Canaanite pronounced in English?
Canaanite is pronounced /ˈkeɪnənaɪt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Canaanite 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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