כָּנַן (cmp. כּוּן a. כּוֹנָנִית) to nest.—Denom. כִּינָּה.
Pi. - כִּנֵּן to form circles, to wind around. Par. VII, 7 המְכַנֵּן … על יד על יד (Talm. ed. only once על יד) he who winds the rope (for drawing the bucket up) around his hand until a sufficient length is wound up; ואם כִּנְּנוֹ באחרונה but if he winds it after he has finished drawing; Tosef. ib. VII (VI), 4 וחזר ובנאו ed. Zuck. (Var. וכי, read: וכיננו as R. S. to Par. l. c.).—Part. pass. מְכוּנָּן a) wound around. Makhsh. IV, 1 בחבל שהוא מכ׳ וכ׳ with the rope which is wound around the neck of the vessel.—2) nested. Gen. R. s. 37 מכ׳ כביצה shut up in the nest like an egg, i.e. selfish; Yalk. Ps. 832 מכונה (corr. acc.).