1. make a nest, nest — Denominative Piel verb from qen (nest), meaning to build a nest, to nest, to settle in a nest-like dwelling. Used literally of birds nesting in trees (Ps 104:17, Ezek 31:6 in figurative cedar imagery) and of the arrow-snake nesting in desolate ruins (Isa 34:15). Applied metaphorically to human habitation in an inaccessible high place like a bird's nest (Jer 48:28, of Moab nesting in cliff-sides; Jer 22:23 Ketiv/Qere of one nested in the cedars of Lebanon). Consistently rendered Arabic 'ashshasha (عَشَّشَ, to nest), Korean dungji teulda (둥지를 틀다, to build a nest), Hindi ghonsla banana (घोंसला बनाना, to make a nest), Spanish anidar (to nest), French nicher/faire un nid. All inflectional variants (Piel perfect, imperfect, Pual participle) express the same core sense. 6×
AR["تُعَشِّش","تُعَشِّشُ","عَشَّشَ","عَشَّشَتْ","يَا-مُعَشَّشَةً","☐"]·ben["(বাসা-বেঁধেছ)","[বাসা-বেঁধেছ]","বাসা-বাঁধত","বাসা-বাঁধে","বাসা-বেঁধেছে","যে-বাসা-বাঁধে"]·DE["[(מקננת)]","[[מקננתי]]","[קננה]","[קננו]","[תקנן]","nest"]·EN["[K]","nest","nested","nesting","one-nested","shall-nest"]·FR["[(מקננת)]","[[מקננתי]]","[קננה]","[תקנן]","faire-un-nid","nicher"]·heb["יקננו","מקוננת","קיננה","קיננו","תקנן"]·HI["[घोंसला-बनाती-हुई-तू]","घोंसला-बनाएगी","घोंसला-बनाती-हुई-तू","घोंसला-बनाती-है-जो","घोंसला-बनाते-हैं","घोंसला-बनाया"]·ID["[k]","akan-bersarang","bersarang","yang-bersarang"]·IT["[יקננו]","[קננו]","annidare"]·jav["[ketiv]","ingkang-manggèn-ing-susuh","mangsuli","nusuh","nyusuh","sami-ndhamu"]·KO["(둥지를-튼-자여)","[둥지를-튼-자여]","둥지-만드리라","둥지-트는-그것이","둥지를-틀었다"]·PT["(fazendo-ninho)","[fazendo-ninho]","aninharam","fará-ninho","fazem-ninhos","que-faz-ninho"]·RU["[кетив]","гнездились","гнездятся","гнездящаяся","гнездящийся","совьёт-гнездо"]·ES["(la-que-anida)","[la-que-anida]","anidan","anidaron","anidará","que-anida"]·SW["[uliyejitengenezea-kiota]","anayetengeneza-kiota","atajenga-kiota","uliyejitengenezea-kiota","waliota-viota","wanajenga-viota"]·TR["[yuva-kurdun]","yuva-kurdun","yuva-yapacak","yuva-yapan","yuva-yaparlar","yuva-yaptılar"]·urd["گھونسلا-بنائی-ہوئی","گھونسلا-بنائے-گی","گھونسلا-بناتی-ہے","گھونسلے-بنائے","گھونسلے-بناتے-ہیں"]
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [קִנֵּן] vb.denom. Pi. make a nest, nest;—Pf. 3 fs. קִנְּנָה Is 34:15; 3 pl. קִנְנוּ Ez 31:6 (in fig.); Impf. 3 ms. יְקַנֵּנ֑וּ ψ 104:17; 3 fs. תְּקַנֵּן Je 48:28 (sim.). Pu. Pt. fs. מקננתי (Ges§ 90 1) Je 22:23 Kt (Qr מְקֻנַּנְתְּ; cf. Ges§ 80 d) (thou) who art nested in the cedars (fig.).