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Lexicon :: Strong's H7065 - qānā'

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קָנָא
Transliteration
qānā'
Pronunciation
kaw-naw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2038

Strong’s Definitions

קָנָא qânâʼ, kaw-naw'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious:—(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), × very, (be) zeal(-ous).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H7065 in the following manner: jealous (10x), envy (9x), jealousy (5x), envious (4x), zealous (2x), very (2x), zeal (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H7065 in the following manner: jealous (10x), envy (9x), jealousy (5x), envious (4x), zealous (2x), very (2x), zeal (1x).

  1. to envy, be jealous, be envious, be zealous

    1. (Piel)

      1. to be jealous of

      2. to be envious of

      3. to be zealous for

      4. to excite to jealous anger

    2. (Hiphil) to provoke to jealous anger, cause jealousy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָנָא qânâʼ, kaw-naw'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious:—(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), × very, (be) zeal(-ous).
STRONGS H7065: Abbreviations
† קָנָא verb denominative
Pi. be jealous, zealous (Gerber131); — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular קִנֵּא Numbers 25:13 +; 1st person singular קִנֵּאתִי Zechariah 1:14 + etc.; Imperfect יְקַנֵּא Isaiah 11:13; Proverbs 23:17, etc.; Infinitive absolute קַנֹּא 1 Kings 19:10, 14; construct suffix קַנְאוֺ Numbers 25:11; קַנּאֹתוֺ 2 Samuel 21:2; Participle מְקַנֵּא Numbers 11:29; —
1. be jealous of, with accusative אֶתאִֿשְׁתּוֺ Numbers 5:14 (twice in verse); Numbers 5:30 (P); in rivalry Isaiah 11:13.
2. be envious of with ב person, Genesis 30:1 (E), Genesis 37:11 (J) Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; Proverbs 3:31; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:1, 19; with accusative of person Genesis 26:14 (J), Ezekiel 31:9; with ל person Psalm 106:16.
3. be zealous for:
a. of man, with ל person Numbers 11:29 (J), 2 Samuel 21:2; for God Numbers 25:13 (P), 1 Kings 19:10, 14; קנאה ק׳ Numbers 25:11(P).
b. of God, לְשֵׁם קָדְשִׁי Ezekiel 39:25, לְאַרְצוֺ Joel 2:18, לִירוּשׁ׳ Zechariah 1:14, לְצִיּוֺן Zechariah 8:2 (twice in verse).
4. excite to jealous anger, with בִּ instrumental Deuteronomy 32:21a (dubious; probably הַקְנִאוּנִי; compare Deuteronomy 32:16 Deuteronomy 32:21b), 1 Kings 14:22.
Hiph. provoke to jealous anger: Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural suffix יַקְנִאֻהוּ Deuteronomy 32:16; יַקְנִיאוּהוּ Psalm 78:58 (|| וַיַּכְעִיסוּהוּ) 1st person singular אַקְנִיאֵם Deuteronomy 32:21 b; Participle metaplastic מַקְנֶה Ezekiel 8:3 (Ges§ 75 q, del Co.).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

26:14; 30:1; 37:11

Numbers

5:14; 5:30; 11:29; 11:29; 25:11; 25:11; 25:13; 25:13

Deuteronomy

32:16; 32:16; 32:21; 32:21; 32:21

2 Samuel

21:2; 21:2

1 Kings

14:22; 19:10; 19:10; 19:14; 19:14

Psalms

37:1; 73:3; 78:58; 106:16

Proverbs

3:31; 23:17; 23:17; 24:1; 24:19

Isaiah

11:13; 11:13

Ezekiel

8:3; 31:9; 39:25

Joel

2:18

Zechariah

1:14; 1:14; 8:2

H7065

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Strong's Number H7065 matches the Hebrew קָנָא (qānā'),
which occurs 33 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:14 - for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:1 - Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:11 - And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:14 - ‘if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, although she has not defiled herself—

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:30 - ‘or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he becomes jealous of his wife; then he shall stand the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute all this law upon her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:29 - Then Moses said to him, “Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:11 - “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel, because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in My zeal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:13 - ‘and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:16 - They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods;
With abominations they provoked Him to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:21 - They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God;
They have moved Me to anger by their foolish idols.
But I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation;
I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:2 - So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; the children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:22 - Now Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10 - So he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:14 - And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - A Psalm of David.

Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:3 - For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:58

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:58 - For they provoked Him to anger with their high places,
And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:16 - When they envied Moses in the camp,
And Aaron the saint of the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:31 - Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:17 - Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:1 - Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:19 - Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:13 - Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart,
And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:9 - I made it beautiful with a multitude of branches,
So that all the trees of Eden envied it,
That were in the garden of God.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:25 - “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name—

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:18 - Then the LORD will be zealous for His land,
And pity His people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:14 - So the angel who spoke with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts:

“I am zealous for Jerusalem
And for Zion with great zeal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:2 - “Thus says the LORD of hosts:

‘I am zealous for Zion with great zeal;
With great fervor I am zealous for her.’
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