ke.na.a.ni identifies Canaanite people, their land, and individuals described by that affiliation in the biblical verses.

The term consistently marks Canaanite identity: most often a people named among inhabitants or opponents in the land, while the same gentilic also qualifies territory and identifies individual men or women in family notices.

1. Canaanite identity in people, land, and family references · dominant

   The masculine singular gentilic identifies a people in the land named as Israel's destination in Exodus 3:8 and residents of Gezer in Joshua 16:10; in both clauses the APB renders “Canaanite.” In Genesis 10:19 it marks a border associated with this people, while feminine singular forms identify Saul's mother in Exodus 6:15 and Shua's daughter in 1 Chronicles 2:3; Nehemiah 9:24 uses the masculine plural for inhabitants of the land.

   Exodus 3:8Joshua 16:10Genesis 10:19Exodus 6:151 Chronicles 2:3Nehemiah 9:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “Canaanite” or “Canaanites,” including references to inhabitants, land, and a woman or daughter. These English forms confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish separate lexical meanings.