זָנָה
Strong's H2181
zânâh
/zaw-naw'/
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)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H2181
- Hebrew
- זָנָה
- Transliteration
- zânâh
- Pronunciation
- /zaw-naw'/
- KJV Translations
- 11 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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);
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
(cause to) commit fornicationcontinuallygreat(be anplay the) harlot(cause to beplay the) whore(commitfall to) whoredom(cause to) go a-whoringwhorish
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of zânâh:
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