חָנַךְchânak

train up, dedicate

Pronunciation: khaw-nak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2596

Meanings

Qal

1. train, train up a (the) youth (לַנַּעַר) (Proverbs 22:6)

2. dedicate, consecrate, of formal opening of a new house (Deuteronomy 20:5; 1 Kings 8:63; 2 Chronicles 7:5)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 20:5 “Then the officers of the army must address the troops and say, ‘Has anyone here just built a new house but not yet dedicated it? If so, you may go home! You might be killed in the battle, and someone else would dedicate your house.
  • 1 Kings 8:63 Solomon offered to the Lord a peace offering of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the Temple of the Lord.
  • 2 Chronicles 7:5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people dedicated the Temple of God.
  • Proverbs 22:6 Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).