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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]
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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.
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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 1 / 2 (Gen 34:31–Eze 16:16)

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