זָנָה (zânâh) — Commit Fornication
Hebrew word study: זָנָה (zânâh), Strong's H2181. to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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)
KJV translation words: (cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.
Strong's H2181 is tagged on 94 words in 83 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 34:31 and last appears in Nahum 3:4.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 83)
- Genesis 34:31 — הַכְזוֹנָה — ¿ like a prostitute
- Genesis 38:15 — לְזוֹנָה — to a prostitute
- Genesis 38:24 — זָנְתָה — she has acted as a prostitute
- Exodus 34:15 — וְזָנוּ — and they will prostitute themselves
- Exodus 34:16 — וְזָנוּ — and they will prostitute themselves
- Leviticus 17:7 — זֹנִים — are prostituting themselves
- Leviticus 19:29 — לְהַזְנוֹתָהּ — by making prostitute herself her
- Leviticus 20:5 — הַזֹּנִים — those who act as prostitutes
- Leviticus 20:6 — לִזְנוֹת — to act as a prostitute
- Leviticus 21:7 — זֹנָה — a prostitute
- Leviticus 21:9 — לִזְנוֹת — by acting as a prostitute
- Leviticus 21:14 — זֹנָה — a prostitute
- Numbers 15:39 — זֹנִים — are acting as prostitutes
- Numbers 25:1 — לִזְנוֹת — to commit fornication
- Deuteronomy 22:21 — לִזְנוֹת — by acting as a prostitute
- Deuteronomy 23:18 — זוֹנָה — a prostitute
- Deuteronomy 31:16 — וְזָנָה — and it will act as a prostitute
- Joshua 2:1 — זוֹנָה — a prostitute
- Joshua 6:17 — הַזּוֹנָה — the prostitute
- Joshua 6:22 — הַזּוֹנָה — the prostitute
- Joshua 6:25 — הַזּוֹנָה — the prostitute
- Judges 2:17 — זָנוּ — they acted as prostitutes
- Judges 8:27 — וַיִּזְנוּ — and they acted as prostitutes
- Judges 8:33 — וַיִּזְנוּ — and they acted as prostitutes
- Judges 11:1 — זוֹנָה — a prostitute
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2183 זָנוּן (zânûwn), H2184 זְנוּת (zᵉnûwth), H2185 זֹנוֹת (zônôwth), H8457 תַּזְנוּת (taznûwth).
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Frequently asked questions
What does zânâh (H2181) mean?
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).
How is H2181 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2181 as: (cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish..
How often does זָנָה (zânâh) appear?
Strong's H2181 is tagged on 94 words in 83 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 34:31 and last appears in Nahum 3:4.
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