2184. zenuth

Lexicon

zenuth: Prostitution, harlotry, fornication, unfaithfulness

Original Word: זְנוּת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: znuwth
Pronunciation: zeh-NOOTH
Phonetic Spelling: (zen-ooth')
Definition: Prostitution, harlotry, fornication, unfaithfulness
Meaning: adultery, infidelity, idolatry

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

whoredom

From zanah; adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry -- whoredom.

see HEBREW zanah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from zanah
Definition
fornication
NASB Translation
harlotry (6), prostitution (1), unfaithfulness (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

זְנוּת noun feminine abstract fornication; — ׳ז Hosea 4:11; Hosea 6:10; suffix זְנוּתֵךְ Jeremiah 13:27; Ezekiel 23:27; זְנוּתָהּ Jeremiah 3:9; זְנוּתָם Ezekiel 43:7,9; זְנוּתַיִךְ Jeremiah 3:2; זְנוּתֵיכֶם Numbers 14:38.

a. sexual Hosea 4:11.

b. international Ezekiel 23:27.

c. religious Numbers 14:33 (J) Jeremiah 3:2,9; Jeremiah 13:27; Ezekiel 43:7,9; Hosea 6:10 (where We^{X1. Proph.} suggests זָנִיתָ); compare זָנָה

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Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb זָנָה (zanah), which means "to commit fornication, to be unfaithful."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4202 (πορνεία, porneia): Often translated as "fornication" or "sexual immorality," this Greek term is used in the New Testament to describe similar concepts of sexual unfaithfulness and idolatry.
• G3430 (μοιχεία, moicheia): Translated as "adultery," this term specifically refers to marital infidelity, paralleling the Hebrew concept of זְנוּת in its literal sense.

Usage: The word זְנוּת is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe both literal and figurative acts of unfaithfulness. It appears in contexts that address moral and spiritual corruption, often highlighting the consequences of such actions.

Context: זְנוּת (Zĕnuth) is a term that encapsulates the concept of unfaithfulness, both in marital and spiritual contexts. In the Hebrew Scriptures, it is frequently associated with the breaking of covenantal relationships. In a literal sense, זְנוּת refers to adultery, the violation of the marital bond through sexual infidelity. This act is condemned in various passages, reflecting the high value placed on marital fidelity within the biblical tradition.

Metaphorically, זְנוּת is used to describe idolatry, where the people of Israel are depicted as being unfaithful to Yahweh by worshiping other gods. This spiritual adultery is seen as a grave sin, as it represents a breach of the covenant between God and His people. The prophets often use the imagery of זְנוּת to call Israel to repentance and to return to their exclusive devotion to Yahweh.

For example, in the book of Hosea, the prophet's marriage to an unfaithful wife serves as a symbolic representation of Israel's infidelity to God. The narrative illustrates the pain and consequences of זְנוּת, while also highlighting God's enduring love and desire for reconciliation.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated in contexts that emphasize the moral and spiritual implications of unfaithfulness. The usage of זְנוּת underscores the importance of loyalty and the severe repercussions of turning away from established commitments, whether in human relationships or in one's relationship with God.

Forms and Transliterations

בִּזְנוּתַ֖יִךְ בִּזְנוּתָ֔ם בזנותיך בזנותם זְנ֛וּת זְנ֣וּת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ זְנוּתֵ֖ךְ זְנוּתֵיכֶ֑ם זְנוּתָ֔הּ זְנוּתָ֛ם זנות זנותה זנותיכם זנותך זנותם biz·nū·ṯa·yiḵ biz·nū·ṯām biznuTam biznūṯām biznuTayich biznūṯayiḵ zə·nū·ṯāh zə·nū·ṯām zə·nū·ṯê·ḵem zə·nū·ṯêḵ zə·nūṯ zeNut zənūṯ zenuTah zənūṯāh zenuTam zənūṯām zenuTech zenuteiChem zənūṯêḵ zənūṯêḵem

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 14:33
HEB: וְנָשְׂא֖וּ אֶת־ זְנוּתֵיכֶ֑ם עַד־ תֹּ֥ם
NAS: and they will suffer [for] your unfaithfulness, until
KJV: and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases
INT: years will suffer your unfaithfulness until lie

Jeremiah 3:2
HEB: וַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִי אֶ֔רֶץ בִּזְנוּתַ֖יִךְ וּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃
KJV: the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
INT: have polluted A land whoredoms wickedness

Jeremiah 3:9
HEB: וְהָיָה֙ מִקֹּ֣ל זְנוּתָ֔הּ וַתֶּחֱנַ֖ף אֶת־
NAS: of the lightness of her harlotry, she polluted
KJV: And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled
INT: become the lightness of her harlotry polluted the land

Jeremiah 13:27
HEB: וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ זִמַּ֣ת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ עַל־ גְּבָעוֹת֙
NAS: The lewdness of your prostitution On the hills
KJV: the lewdness of thy whoredom, [and] thine abominations
INT: and your neighings the lewdness of your prostitution on the hills

Ezekiel 23:27
HEB: מִמֵּ֔ךְ וְאֶת־ זְנוּתֵ֖ךְ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם
NAS: Thus I will make your lewdness and your harlotry [brought] from the land
KJV: to cease from thee, and thy whoredom [brought] from the land
INT: your lewdness at and your harlotry the land of Egypt

Ezekiel 43:7
HEB: הֵ֤מָּה וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙ בִּזְנוּתָ֔ם וּבְפִגְרֵ֥י מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם
NAS: their kings, by their harlotry and by the corpses
KJV: [neither] they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases
INT: like their kings their harlotry the corpses of their kings

Ezekiel 43:9
HEB: יְרַחֲק֧וּ אֶת־ זְנוּתָ֛ם וּפִגְרֵ֥י מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם
NAS: let them put away their harlotry and the corpses
KJV: Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases
INT: Now put their harlotry and the corpses of their kings

Hosea 4:11
HEB: זְנ֛וּת וְיַ֥יִן וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ
NAS: Harlotry, wine and new wine
KJV: Whoredom and wine and new wine
INT: Harlotry and wine and new

Hosea 6:10
HEB: ק) שָׁ֚ם זְנ֣וּת לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם נִטְמָ֖א
NAS: Ephraim's harlotry is there,
KJV: of Israel: there [is] the whoredom of Ephraim,
INT: horrible thing is there harlotry Ephraim's has defiled

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2184
9 Occurrences

biz·nū·ṯām — 1 Occ.
biz·nū·ṯa·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
zə·nūṯ — 2 Occ.
zə·nū·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
zə·nū·ṯām — 1 Occ.
zə·nū·ṯêḵ — 2 Occ.
zə·nū·ṯê·ḵem — 1 Occ.