זָנָה
zânâh(zaw-naw')
“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)”
92 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
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)
Translated in KJV 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-whoringwhorish.
Etymology
a primitive root (highly-fed and therefore wanton);
Chain Links
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“When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.”