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Lexicon :: Strong's H2181 - zānâ

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זָנָה
Transliteration
zānâ
Pronunciation
zaw-naw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [highly-fed and therefore wanton]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 563

Strong’s Definitions

זָנָה zânâh, zaw-naw'; a primitive root [highly fed and therefore wanton]; 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):—(cause to) commit fornication, × continually, × great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 93x

The KJV translates Strong's H2181 in the following manner: ...harlot (36x), go a whoring (19x), ...whoredom (15x), whore (11x), commit fornication (3x), whorish (3x), harlot (with H802) (2x), commit (1x), continually (1x), great (1x), whore's (with H802) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 93x
The KJV translates Strong's H2181 in the following manner: ...harlot (36x), go a whoring (19x), ...whoredom (15x), whore (11x), commit fornication (3x), whorish (3x), harlot (with H802) (2x), commit (1x), continually (1x), great (1x), whore's (with H802) (1x).

  1. to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication

      2. to commit adultery

      3. to be a cult prostitute

      4. to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)

    2. (Pual) to play the harlot

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to commit adultery

      2. to force into prostitution

      3. to commit fornication

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָנָה zânâh, zaw-naw'; a primitive root [highly fed and therefore wanton]; 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):—(cause to) commit fornication, × continually, × great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.
STRONGS H2181: Abbreviations
† זָנָה verb commit fornication, be a harlot (Arabic زَنَى commit fornication, Aramaic axnz, זנא; compare Ethiopic ዘንየት፡ effusio seminis virilis, seman effusum, Di1055; on this and ዘመወ፡ (compare by Ges and others) see PrätBAS i. 32, Anm.) —
Qal Perfect ז׳ Deuteronomy 31:16, זָֽנְתָה Genesis 38:34 [Genesis 38:24] + 3 times, etc.; Imperfect יִזְנֶ֯ה (Kt) Ezekiel 23:43; תִּזְנֶה Leviticus 19:29 + 4 times; וַתִּ֫זֶן Jeremiah 3:8; Ezekiel 23:5; תִּזְנִי Hosea 3:3; וַתִּזְנִי Jeremiah 3:6 (but read probably וַתִּזְנִי ׃וַתִּזֶן is not Aramaic form of 3rd person feminine singular, see Köi. 540 Kau§ 47 g b) Ezekiel 16:15 + 4 times; וַתִּזְנִים Ezekiel 16:28; יִזְנוּ (Qr) Ezekiel 23:43; וַיִּזְנוּ Judges 8:27 + 4 times; תִּזְנֶינָה Hosea 4:13, 14; וַתִּזְנֶינָה Ezekiel 23:3; Infinitive absolute זָנֹה Hosea 1:2; construct לִזְנוֺת Leviticus 20:5 + 3 times; לִזְנֹת Leviticus 20:6; suffix בִּזְנוֺתֵךְ Ezekiel 23:30; Participle זוֺנֶה Psalm 73:27; Ezekiel 6:9; זֹנֶה Hosea 4:15; plural זֹנִים Leviticus 17:7 + 3 times; זוֺנָה Deuteronomy 23:19 + 25 times; זֹנָה Leviticus 21:7 + 2 times; זוֺנוֺת Proverbs 29:3; זֹנוֺת Hosea 4:14 + 4 times —
1. be or act as a harlot, absolute Genesis 38:24 (J), Deuteronomy 22:21 (D), Leviticus 21:9 (H), Hosea 4:13, 14; Amos 7:17; זונה + (ה)אשׁה Joshua 2:1; Joshua 6:22 (J), Leviticus 21:7 (H), Judges 11:1; Judges 16:1; Proverbs 6:26; Jeremiah 3:3; Ezekiel 16:30; Ezekiel 23:44; זוֺנָה Genesis 34:31; Genesis 38:15; Joshua 6:17, 25 (all J), Deuteronomy 23:19; Leviticus 21:14 (H), Proverbs 7:10; Proverbs 23:27; Isaiah 23:15, 16; Joel 4:3; Micah 1:7 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 16:31; נָשִׁים זֹנוֺת 1 Kings 3:16; ז(ו)נות [H2185 1 Kings 22:38]; Proverbs 29:3; Hosea 3:3; Hosea 4:14; Ezekiel 16:33; בית זונה Jeremiah 5:7; commit fornication, man's act אל ז׳ Numbers 25:1 (J); of woman's act Judges 19:2; of land given to harlotry Leviticus 19:29.
2. figurative of improper intercourse with foreign nations (religious reference sometimes involved) את ז׳ Isaiah 23:17; אחרי Ezekiel 23:30; אל Ezekiel 16:26, 28 (twice in verse); תַזְנוּתיה ז׳ Ezekiel 23:43; Nahum 3:4; וַתִּזֶן אָהֳלָה תַחְתָּ֑י and Ohola committed fornication (whilst) under me Ezekiel 23:5 (compare Numbers 5:19).
3. of intercourse with other deities, considered as harlotry, sometimes involving actual prostitution, אחרי ז׳ Exodus 34:15, 16; Deuteronomy 31:16 (all J), Leviticus 17:7; Leviticus 20:5 (twice in verse) (all H), Judges 2:17; Judges 8:27, 33; 1 Chronicles 5:25; Ezekiel 6:9; Ezekiel 20:30; after אֹבֹת, etc. Leviticus 20:6 (H), one's own heart & eyes Numbers 15:39 (H); especially of Israel, Judah, and Jerusalem under figure of lewd woman Ezekiel 16:15 (absolute) Ezekiel 16:16 (על במית), Ezekiel 16:17 (בְ ז׳), Ezekiel 23:3 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 23:19 (absolute), Jeremiah 3:1 (with accusative); Jeremiah 3:6; Jeremiah 3:8 (absolute); absolute elsewhere Hosea 2:7; Hosea 4:15; Isaiah 57:3; Psalm 106:39; as leaving י׳, followed by מֵעַל Hosea 9:1; מאחרי Hosea 1:2 (twice in verse); מתחת Hosea 4:12; followed by מן alone Psalm 73:27; ז(ו)נה Jeremiah 2:20; Ezekiel 16:35, 41; בית זונה Jeremiah 5:7; לִבָּם הַזּוֺנֶה their whorish heart Ezekiel 6:9.
4. זונה of moral defection Isaiah 1:21.
Pu. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular אַהֲרַיִךְ לֹא זוּנָּה fornication was not done (in going) after thee Ezekiel 16:34 (but strike out Co).
Hiph. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular הִזְנֵיתָ Hosea 5:3; 3rd person plural חִזְנוּ Hosea 4:10, 18; Exodus 34:16; Imperfect וַיֶּ֫זֶן 2 Chronicles 21:11; וַתַּזְנֶה 2 Chronicles 21:13; Infinitive absolute הַזְנֵה Hosea 4:18; construct הַזְנוֺת 2 Chronicles 21:13; suffix לְהַזְנוֺתָהּ Leviticus 19:29.
1. cause to commit fornication:
a. sexual Leviticus 19:29 (H).
b. religious Exodus 34:16 (J), 2 Chronicles 21:11, 13 (twice in verse).
2. commit fornication:
a. sexual Hosea 4:10.
b. religious Hosea 4:18 (twice in verse); Hosea 5:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

34:31; 38:15; 38:24; 38:24

Exodus

34:15; 34:16; 34:16; 34:16

Leviticus

17:7; 17:7; 19:29; 19:29; 19:29; 19:29; 20:5; 20:5; 20:6; 20:6; 21:7; 21:7; 21:9; 21:14

Numbers

5:19; 15:39; 25:1

Deuteronomy

22:21; 23:19; 23:19; 31:16; 31:16

Joshua

2:1; 6:17; 6:22; 6:25

Judges

2:17; 8:27; 8:27; 8:33; 11:1; 16:1; 19:2

1 Kings

3:16

1 Chronicles

5:25

2 Chronicles

21:11; 21:11; 21:13; 21:13; 21:13

Psalms

73:27; 73:27; 106:39

Proverbs

6:26; 7:10; 23:27; 29:3; 29:3

Isaiah

1:21; 23:15; 23:16; 23:17; 57:3

Jeremiah

2:20; 3:1; 3:3; 3:6; 3:6; 3:8; 3:8; 5:7; 5:7

Ezekiel

6:9; 6:9; 6:9; 16:15; 16:15; 16:16; 16:17; 16:26; 16:28; 16:28; 16:30; 16:31; 16:33; 16:34; 16:35; 16:41; 20:30; 23:3; 23:3; 23:5; 23:5; 23:19; 23:30; 23:30; 23:43; 23:43; 23:43; 23:44

Hosea

1:2; 1:2; 2:7; 3:3; 3:3; 4:10; 4:10; 4:12; 4:13; 4:13; 4:14; 4:14; 4:14; 4:14; 4:15; 4:15; 4:18; 4:18; 4:18; 5:3; 5:3; 9:1

Amos

7:17

Micah

1:7

Nahum

3:4

H2181

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Strong's Number H2181 matches the Hebrew זָנָה (zānâ),
which occurs 93 times in 81 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Eze 16:17–Nah 3:4)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:17 - “You also took your beautiful [fn]jewels made of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play H2181 the harlot H2181 with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:26 - “You also played H2181 the harlot H2181 with the Egyptians, your [fn]lustful neighbors, and multiplied your harlotry to make Me angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:28 - “Moreover, you played H2181 the harlot H2181 with the Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you played H2181 the harlot H2181 with them and still were not satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:30 - “How languishing is your heart,” declares the Lord GOD, “while you do all these things, the actions of a [fn]bold-faced harlot. H2181

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:31 - “When you built your shrine at the beginning of every street and made your high place in every square, in disdaining money, you were not like a harlot. H2181

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:33 - “[fn]Men give gifts to all harlots, H2181 but you give your gifts to all your lovers to bribe them to come to you from every direction for your harlotries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:34 - “Thus you are different from those women in your harlotries, in that no one plays H2181 the harlot H2181 [fn]as you do, because you give money and no money is given you; thus you are different.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:35 - Therefore, O harlot, H2181 hear the word of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:41 - “They will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. Then I will stop you from playing H2181 the harlot, H2181 and you will also no longer pay [fn]your lovers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:30 - “Therefore, say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Will you defile yourselves [fn]after the manner of your fathers and play H2181 the harlot H2181 after their detestable things?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:3 - and they played H2181 the harlot H2181 in Egypt. They played H2181 the harlot H2181 in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and there their virgin bosom was handled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:5 - “Oholah played H2181 the harlot H2181 [fn]while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, her neighbors,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:19 - “Yet she multiplied her harlotries, remembering the days of her youth, when she played H2181 the harlot H2181 in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:30 - ‘These things will be done to you because you have played H2181 the harlot H2181 with the nations, because you have defiled yourself with their idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:43 - “Then I said concerning her who was worn out by adulteries, ‘[fn]Will they now commit H2181 adultery H2181 with her when she is thus?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:44 - “[fn]But they went in to her as they would go in to a harlot. H2181 Thus they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:2 - When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry; for the land commits H2181 flagrant H2181 harlotry, H2181 [fn]forsaking the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:5 - “For their mother has played H2181 the harlot; H2181
She who conceived them has acted shamefully.
For she said, ‘I will go after my lovers,
Who give me my bread and my water,
My wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:3 - Then I said to her, “You shall stay with me for many days. You shall not play H2181 the harlot, H2181 nor shall you have a [fn]man; so I will also be toward you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10 - They will eat, but not have enough;
They will play H2181 the harlot, H2181 but not increase,
Because they have [fn]stopped giving heed to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:12 - My people consult their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand informs them;
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played H2181 the harlot, H2181 departing [fn]from their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:13 - They offer sacrifices on the tops of the mountains
And [fn]burn incense on the hills,
Under oak, poplar and terebinth,
Because their shade is pleasant.
Therefore your daughters play H2181 the harlot H2181
And your [fn]brides commit adultery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14 - I will not punish your daughters when they play H2181 the harlot H2181
Or your [fn]brides when they commit adultery,
For the men themselves go apart with harlots H2181
And offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are [fn]ruined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:15 - Though you, Israel, play H2181 the harlot, H2181
Do not let Judah become guilty;
Also do not go to Gilgal,
Or go up to Beth-aven
And take the oath:
“As the LORD lives!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:18 - Their liquor gone,
They play H2181 the harlot H2181 continually; H2181
Their [fn]rulers dearly love shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:3 - I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me;
For now, O Ephraim, you have played H2181 the harlot, H2181
Israel has defiled itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:1 - Do not rejoice, O Israel, [fn]with exultation like the [fn]nations!
For you have played H2181 the harlot, H2181 [fn]forsaking your God.
You have loved harlots’ earnings on [fn]every threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:3 - “They have also cast lots for My people,
[fn]Traded a boy for a harlot H2181
And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:17 - “Therefore, thus says the LORD, ‘Your wife will become H2181 a harlot H2181 in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line and you yourself will die [fn]upon unclean soil. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:7 - All of her idols will be smashed,
All of her earnings will be burned with fire
And all of her images I will make desolate,
For she collected them from a harlot’s H2181 earnings,
And to the earnings of a harlot H2181 they will return.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:4 - All because of the many harlotries of the harlot, H2181
The charming one, the mistress of sorceries,
Who sells nations by her harlotries
And families by her sorceries.

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