קָנָא (qânâʼ) — Envy

Hebrew word study: קָנָא (qânâʼ), Strong's H7065. to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious

HebrewStrong's H7065
Quick definition
Hebrew word
קָנָא (qânâʼ)
Pronounced: kaw-naw'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).

Where this word appears

Strong's H7065 is tagged on 34 words in 29 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 26:14 and last appears in Zechariah 8:2.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

you be jealous ×4I am jealous ×3and he will be jealous of ×3I have been zealous ×2because was zealous he ×2certainly to be zealous ×2they made jealous him ×2and she was jealous ×1and they envied ×1and they were jealous ×1he was zealous ×1¿ zealous ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

קִנֵּאתִי ×6וַיְקַנְאוּ ×4תְּקַנֵּא ×4וְקִנֵּא ×3יְקַנֵּא ×2קַנֹּא ×2בְּקַנְאוֹ ×1הַמְקַנֵּא ×1וַתְּקַנֵּא ×1קִנֵּא ×1

Books where it appears most

Numbers ×61 Kings ×5Psalms ×4Proverbs ×4Genesis ×3Deuteronomy ×3Ezekiel ×3Zechariah ×3

Verses (first 25 of 29)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H7067 קַנָּא (qannâʼ), H7068 קִנְאָה (qinʼâh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does qânâʼ (H7065) mean?

To be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious.

How is H7065 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H7065 as: (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous)..

How often does קָנָא (qânâʼ) appear?

Strong's H7065 is tagged on 34 words in 29 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 26:14 and last appears in Zechariah 8:2.