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STRONGS NUMBER H7065
Transliteration: qanah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-naw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be jealous or zealous
Meaning: to be, zealous, jealous, envious
Word Summary
qanah: to be jealous or zealous
Original Word: קָנָאTransliteration: qanah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-naw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be jealous or zealous
Meaning: to be, zealous, jealous, envious
Strong's Concordance
be envious, be move to, provoke to jealousy, very, be zealous 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), X very, (be) zeal(-ous).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H7065. qanah
קָנָא verb denominative Pi`el be jealous, zealous (Gerber131); — Perfect3masculine singular קִנֵּא Numbers 25:13+; 1singular 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); 5:30 (P); in rivalry Isaiah 11:13.
2 be envious of with ב person, Genesis 30:1 (E), 37:11 (J) Psalm 37:1; 73:3; Proverbs 3:31; 23:17; 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; ׳ק קנאה Numbers 25:11(P).
b. of God, קָדְשִׁי לְשֵׁם Ezekiel 39:25, לְאַרְצוֺ Joel 2:18, ׳לִירוּשׁ Zechariah 1:14, לְצִיּוֺן 8:2 (twice in verse).
4 excite to jealous anger, with בִּ instrumental Deuteronomy 32:21 a (dubious; probably הַקְנִאוּנִי; compare 32:16.21 b), 1 Kings 14:22.
Hiph`il provoke to jealous anger: Imperfect3masculine plural suffix יַקְנִאֻהוּ Deuteronomy 32:16; יַקְנִיאוּהוּ Psalm 78:58 ("" וַיַּכְעִיסוּהוּ) 1 singular אַקְנִיאֵם Deuteronomy 32:21 b; Participle metaplastic מַקְנֶה Ezekiel 8:3 (Ges§ 75q, del Co.).