What did the Phoenicians call themselves?

Phoenicians called themselves Ken'ani, a word that means merchants. This word is related to the biblical term Canaan. read more

Phoenicians called themselves Ken'ani, a word that means merchants. This word is related to the biblical term Canaan. read more

These people did not call themselves "phoenicians" - that name was given to them by the Greeks, the root word of which means "purple", (see also: phoenix) and refers to the brilliant purple pigments (derived from shellfish) and cloth these people created and which were so valuable as trade goods. read more

The collection of city-kingdoms constituting Phoenicia came to be characterized by outsiders and the Phoenicians themselves as Sidonia or Tyria, and Phoenicians and Canaanites alike came to be called Zidonians or Tyrians, as one Phoenician conquest came to prominence after another. read more