Quick Definition
be jealous
Strong's Definition
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).
TWOT Reference: 2038
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קָנָא (qa.na) — be jealous. 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · קַנָּא · קִנְאָה · קַנֹּוא
Angry | verb pi
to be zealous, to be wrought up, to be concerned for = process by which humans or deities experience a sentiment of anger for the sake of someone else, ◄ because that other person does not receive the attention, commitment, or treatment that they are entitled to
NUM 11:29 · NUM 25:11 · NUM 25:13 · 2SA 21:2 · 1KI 19:10 · 1KI 19:10 · 1KI 19:14 · 1KI 19:14 · EZK 39:25 · JOL 2:18 · ZEC 1:14 · ZEC 8:2 · ZEC 8:2
Angry | verb pi | ≈ אוה · חרה
to envy, to be envious, to be jealous of (someone else) = process by which humans experience a sentiment of anger with regard to someone else, ◄ because that other person has qualities, privileges, or possessions that one feels one should have as well, or because that person lavishes favors on another party that one feels should be directed to oneself
GEN 26:14 · GEN 30:1 · GEN 37:11 · NUM 5:14 · NUM 5:14 · NUM 5:30 · PSA 37:1 · PSA 73:3 · PSA 106:16 · PRO 3:31 · PRO 23:17 · PRO 24:1 · PRO 24:19 · ISA 11:13 · EZK 31:9
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[קָנָא] vb. denom. Pi. be jealous, zealous be jealous of
be envious of
be zealous for
excite to jealous anger
Hiph. provoke to jealous anger
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