קָנָא

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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

  1. 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 times

Appears 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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