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Hebrew noun (feminine) · H7068

קִנְאָה

qinahkin-aw'

jealousy

43 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: qinʼâh

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7068is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 12 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 31
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H7068

jealousy or envy

The King James renders it: envy(-ied), jealousy, [idiom] sake, zeal.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

qinah is rendered "jealousy". It stands 43 times in the Hebrew text, across twelve books.

  • Ten of the uses stand in Ezekiel, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Numbers 5:14and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—
  • The Greek text spells it thirty-one different ways.

The first use

and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—

Numbers 5:14קִנְאָ֛ה

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in twelve of the 39 Old Testament books.

The other 27 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • jealousy10
  • zeal of5
  • jealousy my4
  • in jealousy my2
  • jealousies2
  • the jealousies2
  • the jealousy2
  • zeal2
  • zeal my2
  • and according to jealousy your1
  • and in jealousy my1
  • and jealousy1

and 9 more, 43 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

קִנְיָןqinyanacquisitionUses10

The words it stands beside

All 43, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

31 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • קִנְאָֽה׃4
  • קִנְאַ֛ת3
  • הַקִּנְאָ֥ה2
  • הַקְּנָאֹ֑ת2
  • קִנְאָ֥ה2
  • קִנְאָ֑ה2
  • קִנְאַ֣ת2
  • קִנְאַת־2
  • קִנְאָתִ֖י2
  • בְקִנְאָתִ֤י1
  • בְּקִנְאָתִ֣י1
  • בְּקִנְאָתִ֔י1

and 19 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · feminine singular12HNcfsa
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)7HNcfsc
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular6HNcfsc/Sp1bs
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular4HR/Ncfsc/Sp1bs
  • noun · feminine plural2HNcfpa
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HNcfsc/Sp2ms
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2HTd/Ncfpa
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2HTd/Ncfsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1HC/Ncfsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp1bs
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2ms

Numbers

nine uses
  • and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—

    Numbers 5:14

    • קִנְאָ֛הkinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy
    • קִנְאָה֙kinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy
  • then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.

    Numbers 5:15

    • קְנָאֹת֙kenaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: jealousies
  • After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.

    Numbers 5:18

    • קְנָאֹ֖תkenaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: jealousies
  • The priest shall take from her hand the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.

    Numbers 5:25

    • הַקְּנָאֹ֑תhakenaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the jealousies
  • This is the law of jealousy when a wife goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority,

    Numbers 5:29

    • הַקְּנָאֹ֑תhakenaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the jealousies
  • or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he suspects his wife. He is to have the woman stand before the LORD, and the priest is to apply to her this entire law.

    Numbers 5:30

    • קִנְאָ֖הkinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy
  • “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.

    Numbers 25:11

    • קִנְאָתִ֖יkinatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: zeal my
    • בְּקִנְאָתִֽי׃bekinatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: in zeal my

Deuteronomy

one use
  • The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven

    Deuteronomy 29:20

    • וְקִנְאָתוֹ֙vekinatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and jealousy his

2 Kings

two uses
  • saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.

    2 Kings 10:16

    • בְּקִנְאָתִ֣יbekinatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: on zeal my
  • For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

    2 Kings 19:31

    • קִנְאַ֛תkinatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: zeal of

Job

one use
  • For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

    Job 5:2

    • קִנְאָֽה׃kinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy

Psalms

three uses
  • because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

    Psalms 69:9

    • קִנְאַ֣תkinatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: zeal of
  • How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

    Psalms 79:5

    • קִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃kinatechanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: jealousy your
  • My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.

    Psalms 119:139

    • קִנְאָתִ֑יkinatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: zeal my

Proverbs

three uses
  • For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

    Proverbs 6:34

    • קִנְאָ֥הkinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy
  • A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

    Proverbs 14:30

    • קִנְאָֽה׃kinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy
  • Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

    Proverbs 27:4

    • קִנְאָֽה׃kinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy

Ecclesiastes

two uses
  • I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

    Ecclesiastes 4:4

    • קִנְאַת־kinat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: envy of
  • Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.

    Ecclesiastes 9:6

    • קִנְאָתָ֖םkinatamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: envy their

Song of Solomon

one use
  • Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.

    Song of Solomon 8:6

    • קִנְאָ֑הkinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy

Isaiah

seven uses
  • Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

    Isaiah 9:7

    • קִנְאַ֛תkinatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: zeal of
  • Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.

    Isaiah 11:13

    • קִנְאַ֣תkinatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: jealousy of
  • O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!

    Isaiah 26:11

    • קִנְאַת־kinat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: zeal of
  • For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

    Isaiah 37:32

    • קִנְאַ֛תkinatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: zeal of
  • The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:

    Isaiah 42:13

    • קִנְאָ֑הkinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: zeal
  • He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

    Isaiah 59:17

    • קִנְאָֽה׃kinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: zeal
  • Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.

    Isaiah 63:15

    • קִנְאָֽתְךָ֙kinatechanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: zeal your

Ezekiel

ten uses
  • And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.

    Ezekiel 5:13

    • בְּקִנְאָתִ֔יbekinatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: in jealousy my
  • He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.

    Ezekiel 8:3

    • הַקִּנְאָ֥הhakinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the jealousy
  • “Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.

    Ezekiel 8:5

    • הַקִּנְאָ֥הhakinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the jealousy
  • And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.

    Ezekiel 16:38

    • וְקִנְאָֽה׃vekinahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and jealousy
  • So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.

    Ezekiel 16:42

    • קִנְאָתִ֖יkinatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: jealousy my
  • And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.

    Ezekiel 23:25

    • קִנְאָתִ֜יkinatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: jealousy my
  • therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will treat you according to the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred against them, and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.

    Ezekiel 35:11

    • וּכְקִנְאָ֣תְךָ֔ukhekinatekhaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and according to jealousy your
  • Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.

    Ezekiel 36:5

    • קִנְאָתִ֥יkinatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: jealousy my
  • Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations.

    Ezekiel 36:6

    • בְקִנְאָתִ֤יvekinatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: in jealousy my
  • In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

    Ezekiel 38:19

    • וּבְקִנְאָתִ֥יuvekinaticonjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and in jealousy my

Zephaniah

two uses
  • Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.

    Zephaniah 1:18

    • קִנְאָת֔וֹkinatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: jealousy his
  • Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.

    Zephaniah 3:8

    • קִנְאָתִ֔יkinatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: jealousy my

Zechariah

two uses
  • Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,

    Zechariah 1:14

    • קִנְאָ֥הkinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy
  • This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I am jealous for Zion with great zeal; I am jealous for her with great fervor.”

    Zechariah 8:2

    • קִנְאָ֣הkinahnoun · feminine singulartagged: jealousy

The letters

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How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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