Cana

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/ˈkeɪnə/

proper noun

The site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine.

OriginAncient Greek Κανά ← Hebrew קָנֶה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalThe site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine.

Origin

  1. Hebrewקָנֶה“reed”
  2. Ancient GreekΚανά
  3. EnglishCana

Borrowed through Latin from Ancient Greek Κανά (Kaná); possibly from Hebrew קָנֶה (qané, “reed”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κανά
  • Κανά (Kaná)the site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine
Finnish Kaana
  • Kaanathe site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine
German Kana
  • Kanathe site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine
Italian Cana
  • Canathe site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine
Latin Cana
  • Canathe site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine
Polish Kana, Kana Galilejska
  • Kanathe site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine
  • Kana Galilejskathe site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine
Portuguese Caná
  • Canáthe site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine
Spanish Caná
  • Canáthe site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Cana

CartagenaarcanaJelenascenaChaucerianaeinaShakespeareana
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Cite this entry
APA

Cana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cana

MLA

“Cana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cana. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cana,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cana.

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