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
- חָנַקchânaq · H2614to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
- חֵךְchêk · H2441properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
- חֲנוֹךְChănôwk · H2585Chanok, an antediluvian patriach
- חָנִיךְchânîyk · H2593initiated; i.e. practiced
- חֲנֻכָּהchănukkâh · H2598initiation, i.e. consecration
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.
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).