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
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
KJV translation words: (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).
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.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 29)
- Genesis 26:14 — וַיְקַנְאוּ — and they envied
- Genesis 30:1 — וַתְּקַנֵּא — and she was jealous
- Genesis 37:11 — וַיְקַנְאוּ — and they were jealous
- Numbers 5:14 — וְקִנֵּא — and he will be jealous of
- Numbers 5:30 — וְקִנֵּא — and he will be jealous of
- Numbers 11:29 — הַמְקַנֵּא — ¿ zealous
- Numbers 25:11 — בְּקַנְאוֹ — because was zealous he
- Numbers 25:13 — קִנֵּא — he was zealous
- Deuteronomy 32:16 — יַקְנִאֻהוּ — they made jealous him
- Deuteronomy 32:21 — קִנְאוּנִי — they have made jealous me
- 2 Samuel 21:2 — בְּקַנֹּאתוֹ — because was zealous he
- 1 Kings 14:22 — וַיְקַנְאוּ — and they made jealous
- 1 Kings 19:10 — קַנֹּא — certainly to be zealous
- 1 Kings 19:14 — קַנֹּא — certainly to be zealous
- Psalms 37:1 — תְּקַנֵּא — you be jealous
- Psalms 73:3 — קִנֵּאתִי — I was jealous
- Psalms 78:58 — יַקְנִיאוּהוּ — they made jealous him
- Psalms 106:16 — וַיְקַנְאוּ — and they were envious
- Proverbs 3:31 — תְּקַנֵּא — you be jealous
- Proverbs 23:17 — יְקַנֵּא — it be jealous
- Proverbs 24:1 — תְּקַנֵּא — you be jealous
- Proverbs 24:19 — תְּקַנֵּא — you be jealous
- Isaiah 11:13 — יְקַנֵּא — it will be jealous of
- Ezekiel 8:3 — הַמַּקְנֶה — which provokes to jealousy
- Ezekiel 31:9 — וַיְקַנְאֻהוּ — and they envied it
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H7067 קַנָּא (qannâʼ), H7068 קִנְאָה (qinʼâh).
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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.
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