קָנֶה

qâneh · Hebrew · Strong's H7070 · 62 occurrences

The KJV renders 20 different Hebrew and Greek words as “branch”

What it means

a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)

from H7069 (קָנָה);

How the KJV renders it

balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, stalk

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“branch”

also renders kládos (G2798), stoibás (G4746), klēma (G2814), baḯon (G902), bên (H1121), bath (H1323), dâlîyâh (H1808), yôwneqeth (H3127), kippâh (H3712), nᵉṭîyshâh (H5189), ʻănaph (H6056), ʻânâph (H6057), ʻŏpheʼ (H6073), pᵉʼôrâh (H6288), tsemach (H6780), qâtsîyr (H7105), shibbôl (H7641), shilluchâh (H7976), sârîyg (H8299)

“bone”

also renders ostéon (G3747), gerem (H1634), gerem (H1635), ʻetsem (H6106)

“stalk”

also renders ʻêts (H6086), qâmâh (H7054)

“reed”

also renders kálamos (G2563)

Where it appears

62 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 38 verses shown.

1 Kings 14:15 HTd/Ncmsa2 Kings 18:21 HTd/NcmsaExodus 25:31 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fsExodus 25:32 HNcmpaExodus 25:33 HRd/NcmsaExodus 25:35 HTd/NcmpaExodus 25:36 HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mpExodus 30:23 HC/NcmscExodus 37:17 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fsExodus 37:18 HNcmpaExodus 37:19 HR/NcmsaExodus 37:21 HTd/NcmpaExodus 37:22 HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mpEzekiel 27:19 HC/NcmsaEzekiel 29:6 HNcmsaEzekiel 40:3 HC/NcmscEzekiel 40:5 HNcmsaEzekiel 40:6 HNcmsaEzekiel 40:7 HC/NcmsaEzekiel 40:8 HNcmsaEzekiel 41:8 HTd/NcmsaEzekiel 42:16 HNcmpaEzekiel 42:17 HNcmpaEzekiel 42:18 HNcmpaEzekiel 42:19 HNcmpaGenesis 41:5 HR/NcmsaGenesis 41:22 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 19:6 HNcmsaIsaiah 35:7 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 36:6 HTd/NcmsaIsaiah 42:3 HNcmsaIsaiah 43:24 HNcmsaIsaiah 46:6 HRd/NcmsaJeremiah 6:20 HC/NcmsaJob 31:22 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fsJob 40:21 HNcmsaPsalm 68:30 HNcmsaSong of Solomon 4:14 HNcmsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.