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It is often used in the context of initiating or setting something apart for a specific purpose. In the context of child-rearing, it implies the process of guiding and instructing a child in the way they should go, as seen in Proverbs 22:6. The term also extends to the dedication of buildings or objects for sacred use.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, dedication was a significant act, often involving a ceremonial process to set apart individuals, objects, or places for divine service. The concept of training or dedicating was deeply embedded in the community's religious and social practices, reflecting a commitment to uphold God's commandments and teachings. The act of dedicating a child or a structure was seen as aligning them with God's purposes and blessings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>denominative verb from <a href="/hebrew/2441.htm">chek</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to train up, dedicate<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dedicate (1), dedicated (3), train (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">חִָנִךְ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>train up, dedicate</b></font> (compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb033503.gif"> apparently denominative from <img src="/bdbgif/bdb033504.gif"> <em>rub palate</em> of child with chewed dates, Lane<sup>659a, of midwife</sup> <em>rub palate</em> of new-born child with oil, etc., before it begins to suck, Dozy<sup>ii, 332</sup>; also <em>make experienced, submissive</em>, etc. (as one does a horse by a rope in its mouth) Lane; see also We<sup>Skizzen iii, 154</sup>; Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">חִנֵּךְ</font> <em>accustom</em>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">חֲנַךְ</font> <em>dedicate</em>, <font class="hebrew2">חַנֵּיךְ</font> as Late Hebrew; Ethiopic II. <img src="/bdbgif/bdb033505.gif"> <em>perceive, understand</em> (Di<sup>108</sup>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb033506.gif"> <em>initiatio</em> is loan-word Id.<sup>ib</sup>.)) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">חֲנָכוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20-5.htm">Deuteronomy 20:5</a>; <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">יַחְנְכֶנּוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20-5.htm">Deuteronomy 20:5</a>, 3masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">וַיַּחְנְכוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8-63.htm">1 Kings 8:63</a>; 2Chronicles 7:5; <em>Imperative</em> <font class="hebrew2">חֲנֹךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>train, train up a</em> (the) youth (<font class="hebrew2">לַנַּעַר</font>) <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a> (compare Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">חִנּוּךְ</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>dedicate</em>, of formal opening of a new house <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20-5.htm">Deuteronomy 20:5</a> (twice in verse); <em>dedicate, consecrate</em> temple <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8-63.htm">1 Kings 8:63</a> 2Chronicles 7:5 (all followed by accusative) <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dedicate, train up <p>A primitive root; properly, to narrow (compare <a href="/hebrew/2614.htm">chanaq</a>); figuratively, to initiate or discipline -- dedicate, train up. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2614.htm">chanaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ ויחנכו חֲנָכ֔וֹ חֲנֹ֣ךְ חנך חנכו יַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃ יחנכנו׃ chanaCho chaNoch ḥă·nā·ḵōw ḥă·nōḵ ḥănāḵōw ḥănōḵ vaiyachneChu way·yaḥ·nə·ḵū wayyaḥnəḵū yachneChennu yaḥ·nə·ḵen·nū yaḥnəḵennū<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/20-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 20:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חָדָשׁ֙ וְלֹ֣א <b> חֲנָכ֔וֹ </b> יֵלֵ֖ךְ וְיָשֹׁ֣ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> house <span class="itali">and has not dedicated</span> it? Let him depart<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> house, <span class="itali">and hath not dedicated</span> it? let him go<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A new not <span class="itali">dedicated</span> depart and return<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/20-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 20:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאִ֥ישׁ אַחֵ֖ר <b> יַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and another man <span class="itali">would dedicate</span> it.<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and another man <span class="itali">dedicate</span> it.<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> man and another <span class="itali">dedicate</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/8-63.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 8:63</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף <b> וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ </b> אֶת־ בֵּ֣ית</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Israel <span class="itali">dedicated</span> the house<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Israel <span class="itali">dedicated</span> the house<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8-63.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and twenty thousand <span class="itali">dedicated</span> the house of the LORD<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 7:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף <b> וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ </b> אֶת־ בֵּ֣ית</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the people <span class="itali">dedicated</span> the house<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and all the people <span class="itali">dedicated</span> the house<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and twenty thousand <span class="itali">dedicated</span> the house of God<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/22-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 22:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> חֲנֹ֣ךְ </b> לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Train</span> up a child in the way<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Train up</span> a child in the way<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Train</span> A child and<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2596.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2596<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chanacho_2596.htm">ḥă·nā·ḵōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/chanoch_2596.htm">ḥă·nōḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyachnechu_2596.htm">way·yaḥ·nə·ḵū — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yachnechennu_2596.htm">yaḥ·nə·ḵen·nū — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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