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Lexicon :: Strong's H5003 - nā'ap̄

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נָאַף
Transliteration
nā'ap̄
Pronunciation
naw-af'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1273

Strong’s Definitions

נָאַף nâʼaph, naw-af'; a primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize:—adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H5003 in the following manner: adultery (17x), adulterer (8x), adulteress (4x), adulterous (1x), women that break wedlock (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's H5003 in the following manner: adultery (17x), adulterer (8x), adulteress (4x), adulterous (1x), women that break wedlock (1x).

  1. to commit adultery

    1. (Qal)

      1. to commit adultery

        1. usually of man

          1. always with wife of another

        2. adultery (of women) (participle)

      2. idolatrous worship (fig.)

    2. (Piel)

      1. to commit adultery

        1. of man

        2. adultery (of women) (participle)

      2. idolatrous worship (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָאַף nâʼaph, naw-af'; a primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize:—adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.
STRONGS H5003: Abbreviations
† [נאַף] verb commit adultery (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic נְאַף (rare)): —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִנְאַף Leviticus 20:10 (twice in verse); 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּנְאָ֑פוּ Jeremiah 5:7 3 times Imperfect; Infinitive absolute נָאוֺף Jeremiah 23:14; נָאֹף Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9; Participle נֹאֵף Proverbs 6:32; Job 24:15; feminine singular נֹאָ֑פֶת Leviticus 20:10; feminine plural נֹאֲפוֺת Ezekiel 16:38 2 times; —
1. literally commit adultery:
a. usually of man, always with wife of another; with accusative woman, Leviticus 20:10 (twice in verse) (H), Proverbs 6:32; elsewhere absolute Exodus 20:14 = Deuteronomy 5:17 (Ten Words), Jeremiah 5:7; Jeremiah 7:9; Jeremiah 23:14; Hosea 4:2; participle masculine Leviticus 20:10 (H), Job 24:15.
b. of women, only participle Leviticus 20:10 (H), Ezekiel 16:38; Ezekiel 23:45 (twice in verse).
2. figurative of idolatrous worship, את האבן ואת העץ Jeremiah 3:9.
Piel Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נִאֲפָה Jeremiah 3:8; 3rd person masculine plural נִאֵ֑פוּ Ezekiel 23:37 (twice in verse); Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְנַאֲפוּ Jeremiah 29:23; 3rd person feminine plural תְּנָאַפְנָה Hosea 4:13,14; Participle מְנָאֵף Isaiah 57:3; plural מְנָאֲפִים Jeremiah 9:1 4 times; feminine מְנָאָ֑פֶת Proverbs 30:20 2 times; —
1. literally commit adultery:
a. of man, with accusative woman, Jeremiah 29:23; absolute Ezekiel 23:37; pt plural Jeremiah 9:2; Jeremiah 23:10; Hosea 7:4; Malachi 3:5; Psalm 50:18.
b. of woman, absolute Hosea 4:13,14; participle Hosea 3:1; Proverbs 30:20; plural Ezekiel 16:32.
2. figurative of idolatrous worship, אֶתגִּֿלּוּלֵיהֶם Ezekiel 23:37; absolute Jeremiah 3:8, זֶאֶרַע מְנָאֵף Isaiah 57:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

20:14

Leviticus

20:10; 20:10; 20:10; 20:10; 20:10

Deuteronomy

5:17

Job

24:15; 24:15

Psalms

50:18

Proverbs

6:32; 6:32; 30:20; 30:20

Isaiah

57:3; 57:3

Jeremiah

3:8; 3:8; 3:9; 5:7; 5:7; 7:9; 7:9; 9:1; 9:2; 23:10; 23:14; 23:14; 29:23; 29:23

Ezekiel

16:32; 16:38; 16:38; 23:37; 23:37; 23:37; 23:45

Hosea

3:1; 4:2; 4:2; 4:13; 4:13; 4:14; 4:14; 7:4

Malachi

3:5

H5003

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5003 matches the Hebrew נָאַף (nā'ap̄),
which occurs 31 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:14 - "You shall not commit adultery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:10 - If a man commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:18 - You must not commit adultery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:15 - And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, thinking, 'No eye can see me,' and covers his face with a mask.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:18 - When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:32 - A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20 - This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have not done wrong."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:3 - But approach, you sons of omen readers, you offspring of adulteresses and prostitutes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - She also saw that I gave wayward Israel her divorce papers and sent her away because of her adulterous worship of other gods. Even after her unfaithful sister Judah had seen this, she still was not afraid, and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:9 - Because she took her prostitution so lightly, she defiled the land through her adulterous worship of gods made of wood and stone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 - The LORD asked, "How can I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem? Your people have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all. Even though I supplied all their needs, they were like an unfaithful wife to me. They went flocking to the houses of prostitutes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:9 - You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:2 - (9:1) I wish I had a lodging place in the desert where I could spend some time like a weary traveler. Then I would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to God, a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:10 - For the land is full of people unfaithful to him. They live wicked lives and they misuse their power. So the land is dried up because it is under his curse. The pastures in the wilderness are withered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:14 - But I see the prophets of Jerusalem doing something just as shocking. They are unfaithful to me and continually prophesy lies. So they give encouragement to people who are doing evil, with the result that they do not stop their evildoing. I consider all of them as bad as the people of Sodom, and the citizens of Jerusalem as bad as the people of Gomorrah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - This will happen to them because they have done what is shameful in Israel. They have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have spoken lies while claiming my authority. They have spoken words that I did not command them to speak. I know what they have done. I have been a witness to it,' says the LORD."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:32 - "'Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:38 - I will punish you as an adulteress and murderer deserves. I will avenge your bloody deeds with furious rage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:37

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:37 - For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and their sons, whom they bore to me, they have passed through the fire as food to their idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:45 - But upright men will punish them appropriately for their adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses and blood is on their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1 - The LORD said to me, "Go, show love to your wife again, even though she loves another man and continually commits adultery. Likewise, the LORD loves the Israelites although they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols."

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:13 - They sacrifice on the mountaintops, and burn offerings on the hills; they sacrifice under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is so pleasant. As a result, your daughters have become cult prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law 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 commit prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men consort with harlots, they sacrifice with temple prostitutes. It is true: "A people that lacks understanding will come to ruin!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:4 - They are all like bakers, they are like a smoldering oven; they are like a baker who does not stoke the fire until the kneaded dough is ready for baking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - "I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the LORD who rules over all.
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