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Canaan = כְּנָעַן (pronounced k'nah-ahn or k'na'an)

The Bible derives the name k'na'an from that of an ancestor, Canaan son of Ham. But the etymology is uncertain. One explanation is that it has an original meaning of "lowlands", from a Semitic root knʿ "to be low, humble, depressed", in contrast with Aram, "highlands".

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