כָּנָה

כני, כָּנָה,Pi. כִּנָּה, כִּינָּה (b. h., v. כֵּן I) 1) to qualify, define; to surname, to nickname; to modify an expression, circumscribe; to compare. B. Mets.58b המְכַנֶּה שם רעוכ׳ he who calls his neighbor by a nickname. Shebu.36a כַּנֵּה circumscribe (use the third person as euphemism). Sifré Num. 84, a. fr. כי׳ הכתוב the Bible modifies the expression (to avoid anthropomorphism, e. g. Zech. 2:12 עינו for עיני). Meg.IV, 9 המבנה בעריות he who modifies (symbolizes) in translating the laws of incest (e. g. Lev. 18:7, ‘uncover not thy parents weakness or disgrace). Yalk. Num. 771, v. פּוֹלְיָיטוֹן; a. fr. Part. pass. מְכוּנֶּה. Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 17 (ref. to באדם, Ps. 68:19) מכ׳ משח באדם (not לאדם) the name of Moses is here disguised by the substitute Adam.(Yalk. Ps. 832 מכונה, v. כָּנַן.