H7067 קַנָּא (qannâʼ) kan-naw'

Hebrew

Adjective (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

Jealous

Strong's Definition

jealous

Derivation: from H7065 (קָנָא);

KJV Usage: jealous. Compare H7072 (קַנּוֹא).

TWOT Reference: 2038b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) jealous (only of God)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2207 G2208 G2581

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קַנָּא (qan.na) — Jealous. jealous (only of God) Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

קַנָּא (qan.na) — jealous. jealous (only of God)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

קַנָּא (H7067)

adj · קנא

Angry

jealous = attitude by which deities insist on receiving the attention and commitment that is in keeping with one's status

EXO 20:5 · EXO 34:14 · EXO 34:14 · DEU 4:24 · DEU 5:9 · DEU 6:15

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קַנָּא adj. jealous;—only of God base

Bible Occurrences (5)

20:5 34:14

4:24 5:9 6:15

Exodus 20:5

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on [their] children to the third... and fourth [generations] of those who hate Me,

Exodus 34:14

For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name [is] Jealous, [is] a jealous... God.

Deuteronomy 4:24

For the LORD your God is a consuming... fire, a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 5:9

You shall not bow down to them... or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children... to the third... and fourth [generations] of those who hate Me,

Deuteronomy 6:15

For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.