קָנָא
qa.naVerbH7065
be jealous
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
Full Lexicon Entry
- to envy, be jealous, be envious, be zealous 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to be jealous of 1a2) to be envious of 1a3) to be zealous for 1a4) to excite to jealous anger 1b) (Hiphil) to provoke to jealous anger, cause jealousy
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
29 timesAppears 29 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Numbers
5
Proverbs
4
Psalms
4
1 Kings
3
Ezk
3
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 14:22
- Deuteronomy 32:21
- Genesis 30:1
- Numbers 25:11
- Proverbs 24:1
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