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Kay´nuh-nee´uhn
Epithet of the disciple Simon in (Mark 3:18) and (Matt 10:4), derived from Aramaic qan’an’, “zealous.” In (Luke 6:15) and (Acts 1:13), he is called a Zealot.
Powell, Mark Allan, ed. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. Abridged Edition. San Francisco: HarperOne, 2009.