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03669 ^ינענכ^ Kᵉna‘aniy \@ken-ah-an-ee’\@ patrial from 03667; ;{ See TWOT on 1002 @@ "1002a"} {See TWOT on 1002 @@ "1002b"} AV-Canaanite 67, merchant 2, Canaan 1, Canaanitess 1, Canaanitish woman 2; 73 Canaanite= see Cana "zealous" adj

1) descendant of inhabitant of Canaan

n

2) descendant or inhabitant of Canaan

3) a merchant, trader

The word Kana`aniy can mean “descendant or inhabitant of Canaan”, but more specifically it means “a merchant, trader, or trafficker”. Were they called “traders” in Hebrew because they were good business men or was there another aspect to their character and methods that made them so detestable to Israel?