- Transliteration: Kananites

- Phonetic: kan-an-ee'-tace

- Definition: Canaanite = "zealous"

1. the surname of apostle Simon, otherwise known as "Simon Zelotes"

- Origin: of Aramaic origin, cf H7067" class="dictionary-topic-link">H7067

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of Chaldee origin (compare [H7067" class="dictionary-topic-link">H7067]); zealous; Cananites an epithet. (By mistake for a derivative from G5477" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5477): - Canaanite [by mistake for a derivationfrom G5477" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5477].