Strong’s H2181
זָנָה — zânâh
זָנָה (zânâh, Strong’s H2181) means: to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (.
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
- H2181
- /zaw-naw'/
- 93× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- zânâh
- Pronunciation
- zaw-naw'
- Occurrences
- 93
Meaning
- Hebrew
- זָנָה
- Definition
- to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
- Derivation
- a primitive root (highly-fed and therefore wanton);
- King James Version renders it as
- (cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.
Words derived from zânâh
- זָנוּן zânûwnH2183 · adultery · 12×
- זְנוּת zᵉnûwthH2184 · adultery · 9×
- זֹנוֹת zônôwthH2185 · harlots · 2×
- תַּזְנוּת taznûwthH8457 · harlotry · 22×
Where it appears
The first verses that use zânâh (93 times in all).
Sources
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