- Original: Χανααναῖος - Transliteration: Chanaanaios - Phonetic: khan-ah-an-ah'-yos - Definition: 1. Canaanite, the name of the ancient inhabitants of Palestine before its conquest by the Israelites 2. in christ's time: a Phoenician - Origin: from G5477 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From G5477 ; a Chanaanaean (that is Kenaanite) or native of gentile Palestine: - of Canaan. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Canaan, 1 Mat 15:22