The meaning of “זְנוּת”
Understanding zᵉnûwth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
whoredom. - adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry 1) fornication, harlotry
זְנוּת
whoredom. - adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry 1) fornication, harlotry
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 14:33 | “And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.” Word: זְנוּת (zᵉnûwth) | |
| Jeremiah 3:9 | “And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.” Word: זְנוּת (zᵉnûwth) | |
| Ezekiel 43:7 | “And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.” Word: זְנוּת (zᵉnûwth) | |
| Hosea 6:10 | “I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.” Word: זְנוּת (zᵉnûwth) |