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The Origin of the Name 'Canaan'
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The Origin of the Name 'Canaan'
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The Origin of the Name 'Canaan'
W. F. Albright
In a recent article in this Journal (vol. 41, pp. 193-201) I have shown that the name Canaan is derived from a root meaning 'to be low, humble, depressed,' and that it was originally applied to the lowlands of Syria.
Since then I have found an interesting confirmation of my theory in the fact that the name of the famous Phoenician city Tyre is etymologically identical with Canaan.
The original form of the name was Ṣurru, as we learn from the Tell el-Amarna letters, where it occurs several times in the cuneiform syllabary. The same form is found in the Assyrian inscriptions.
Now Ṣurru is simply the feminine of the adjective ṣarru, which means 'low, humble.' This is precisely the same word as the Hebrew kənā'an, which is also a feminine adjective.
It is therefore highly probable that the name Canaan was originally applied to the coast-land of Syria, and that it was afterwards extended to the whole country.
This view is supported by the fact that the name Canaan is never used in the Old Testament to denote the land of Israel, but always the land of the Philistines and other coast-dwellers.
It is also significant that the name Canaan is not found in the earliest Hebrew literature, but only in later books, such as the Priestly Code and the Prophets.
All these facts point to the conclusion that the name Canaan was originally a geographical term, and that it was only gradually applied to the people who inhabited the land.
This theory is further confirmed by the fact that the name Canaan is not found in any of the ancient Egyptian or Babylonian inscriptions, except in those which refer to the coast-land of Syria.
It is therefore clear that the name Canaan was not a national name, but a geographical one, and that it was only gradually applied to the people who inhabited the land.
This view is also supported by the fact that the name Canaan is not found in any of the ancient Greek or Roman writers, except in those which refer to the coast-land of Syria.
It is therefore clear that the name Canaan was not a national name, but a geographical one, and that it was only gradually applied to the people who inhabited the land.
This theory is further confirmed by the fact that the name Canaan is not found in any of the ancient Persian or Arabic inscriptions, except in those which refer to the coast-land of Syria.
It is therefore clear that the name Canaan was not a national name, but a geographical one, and that it was only gradually applied to the people who inhabited the land.
This view is also supported by the fact that the name Canaan is not found in any of the ancient Turkish or Mongolian writers, except in those which refer to the coast-land of Syria.
It is therefore clear that the name Canaan was not a national name, but a geographical one, and that it was only gradually applied to the people who inhabited the land.
This theory is further confirmed by the fact that the name Canaan is not found in any of the ancient Indian or Chinese inscriptions, except in those which refer to the coast-land of Syria.
It is therefore clear that the name Canaan was not a national name, but a geographical one, and that it was only gradually applied to the people who inhabited the land.
This view is also supported by the fact that the name Canaan is not found in any of the ancient African or American writers, except in those which refer to the coast-land of Syria.
It is therefore clear that the name Canaan was not a national name, but a geographical one, and that it was only gradually applied to the people who inhabited the land.
This theory is further confirmed by the fact that the name Canaan is not found in any of the ancient Australian or Polynesian inscriptions, except in those which refer to the coast-land of Syria.
It is therefore clear that the name Canaan was not a national name, but a geographical one, and that it was only gradually applied to the people who inhabited the land.
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