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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 possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied H7065 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:1 - And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied H7065 her sister; and said unto 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 brethren envied H7065 him; but his father observed the saying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:14 - And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous H7065 of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous H7065 of his wife, and she be not defiled:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:30 - Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous H7065 over his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:29 - And Moses said unto him, Enviest H7065 thou for my sake? would God 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, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous H7065 for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:13 - And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous H7065 for his God, and made an 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 H7065 with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:21 - They have moved me to jealousy H7065 with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy H7065 with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:2 - And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal H7065 to the children of Israel and Judah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:22 - And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy H7065 with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10 - And he said, I have been very H7065 jealous H7065 for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:14 - And he said, I have been very H7065 jealous H7065 for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - [[A Psalm of David.]] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious H7065 against the workers of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:3 - For I was envious H7065 at the foolish, 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 H7065 with their graven images.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:16 - They envied H7065 Moses also 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 - Envy H7065 thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:17 - Let not thine heart envy H7065 sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:1 - Be not thou envious H7065 against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:19 - Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious H7065 at the wicked;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:13 - The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy H7065 Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:9 - I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied H7065 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:25 - Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous H7065 for my holy name;

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:18 - Then will the LORD be jealous H7065 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 that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous H7065 for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:2 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous H7065 for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous H7065 for her with great fury.
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