STRONGS NUMBER H7065


Word Summary
qanah: to be jealous or zealous
Original Word: קָנָא
Transliteration: qanah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-naw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be jealous or zealous
Meaning: to be, zealous, jealous, envious
Strong's Concordance
be envious, be move to, provoke to jealousy, very, be zealous

A primitive root; to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious -- (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), X very, (be) zeal(-ous).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H7065. qanah

קָנָאverb denominative Pi`el be jealous, zealous (Gerber131); — Perfect3masculine singular קִנֵּאNumbers 25:13+; 1singular קִנֵּאתִיZechariah 1:14 + etc.; Imperfect יְקַנֵּאIsaiah 11:13; Proverbs 23:17, etc.; Infinitive absolute קַנֹּא1 Kings 19:10, 14; construct suffix קַנְאוֺNumbers 25:11; קַנּאֹתוֺ2 Samuel 21:2; Participle מְקַנֵּאNumbers 11:29; —

1 be jealous of, with accusative אֶתאִֿשְׁתּוֺNumbers 5:14 (twice in verse); 5:30 (P); in rivalry Isaiah 11:13.

2 be envious of with ב‎ person, Genesis 30:1 (E), 37:11 (J) Psalm 37:1; 73:3; Proverbs 3:31; 23:17; 24:1, 19; with accusative of person Genesis 26:14 (J), Ezekiel 31:9; with ל‎ person Psalm 106:16.

3 be zealous for:

a. of man, with ל‎ person Numbers 11:29 (J), 2 Samuel 21:2; for God Numbers 25:13 (P), 1 Kings 19:10, 14; ׳ק קנאהNumbers 25:11(P).

b. of God, קָדְשִׁי לְשֵׁםEzekiel 39:25, לְאַרְצוֺJoel 2:18, ׳לִירוּשׁZechariah 1:14, לְצִיּוֺן8:2 (twice in verse).

4 excite to jealous anger, with בִּ‎ instrumental Deuteronomy 32:21 a (dubious; probably הַקְנִאוּנִי‎; compare 32:16.21 b), 1 Kings 14:22.

Hiph`il provoke to jealous anger: Imperfect3masculine plural suffix יַקְנִאֻהוּDeuteronomy 32:16; יַקְנִיאוּהוּPsalm 78:58 ("" וַיַּכְעִיסוּהוּ‎) 1 singular אַקְנִיאֵםDeuteronomy 32:21 b; Participle metaplastic מַקְנֶהEzekiel 8:3 (Ges§ 75q, del Co.).