7068. qinah

Lexicon

qinah: Jealousy, zeal, ardor

Original Word: קִנְאָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: qin'ah
Pronunciation: kee-naw'
Phonetic Spelling: (kin-aw')
Definition: Jealousy, zeal, ardor
Meaning: jealousy, envy

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

envyied, jealousy, zeal

From qana'; jealousy or envy -- envy(-ied), jealousy, X sake, zeal.

see HEBREW qana'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
ardor, zeal, jealousy
NASB Translation
anger (1), envy (1), jealousy (24), passion (1), rivalry (1), zeal (14).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קִנְאָה noun feminine ardour, zeal, jealousy (from colour produced in face by deep emotion); — absolute ׳ק Numbers 5:14 +; construct קִנְאַת Isaiah 9:6; suffix קִנְאָתִי Numbers 25:11 +, etc.; plural קְנָאֹת Numbers 5:15,18,25,29; —

1 ardour of jealousy of husband Proverbs 6:34; Proverbs 27:4; ׳רוּחַ ק jealous disposition Numbers 5:14 (twice in verse); Numbers 5:30 (P); offering for jealousy, ׳מנחת ק Numbers 5:15.18.25 (P); ׳תּוֺרַת הק Numbers 5:29 (P); of rivalry Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 9:6; Ephraim against Judah Isaiah 11:13; ardent love, "" אחכה Songs 8:6.

2 ardour of zeal:

a. of men for God Numbers 25:11 (twice in verse)(P) 2 Kings 10:26; for the house of ׳י Psalm 69:10.

b. of God for his people, especially in battle Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 63:15; Zechariah 1:14; Zechariah 8:2; ׳מְעִיל ק Isaiah 59:17; תעשׂה וצת ׳י ׳ק Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 37:32 = 2 Kings 19:31.

3 ardour of anger:

a. of men against adversaries Psalm 119:139; Job 5:2 ("" כעשׂ), Proverbs 14:30 (opposed to לֵב מַרְמֵּא).

b. of God against men, "" חֵמָה Ezekiel 5:13; Ezekiel 16:38,42; Ezekiel 23:25; Ezekiel 36:6; "" עֶבְרָה Ezekiel 38:19; "" אַף Deuteronomy 29:19; Ezekiel 35:11; + אֵשׁ Isaiah 26:11; Ezekiel 36:5; Zephaniah 1:18; Zephaniah 3:8; Psalm 79:5; הַמַּקְנֶה ׳סֵמֶל הַק Ezekiel 8:3 the anger-image provoking to anger; ׳הק ׳ס alone Ezekiel 8:5.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root קָנָא (qanah), which conveys the idea of being zealous or jealous.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2205 (ζῆλος, zēlos): This Greek term is often used in the New Testament to describe both positive zeal and negative jealousy, similar to the Hebrew קִנְאָה.
• G2355 (θόρυβος, thorybos): While not a direct equivalent, this term can describe uproar or commotion, sometimes associated with jealousy or rivalry.
• G2372 (θυμός, thymos): This term refers to passion or wrath, which can be related to the intense emotions of jealousy or zeal.

In summary, קִנְאָה (qin'ah) is a multifaceted term that captures the complexity of both divine and human emotions, ranging from righteous zeal to destructive envy. Its usage in the Hebrew Bible underscores the importance of loyalty and the dangers of misplaced desires.

Usage: The word קִנְאָה appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, often describing God's zealous protection of His covenant relationship with Israel or human emotions of jealousy and envy. It is used to express both positive zeal and negative envy, depending on the context.

Context: • Divine Jealousy: In the context of God's relationship with Israel, קִנְאָה often describes His zealous commitment to His people and His intolerance of idolatry. For example, in Exodus 34:14, God is described as a "jealous God," emphasizing His exclusive claim to worship and loyalty.
• Human Jealousy: The term is also used to describe human emotions, such as in Proverbs 6:34, where it refers to the jealousy of a husband. This usage highlights the intense emotional response that can arise from perceived threats to personal relationships.
• Envy and Rivalry: קִנְאָה can also denote envy or rivalry, as seen in passages like Ecclesiastes 4:4, where it describes the competitive nature of human endeavors.
• Zeal for Righteousness: In some contexts, קִנְאָה is associated with a righteous zeal for God's honor, as seen in the actions of Phinehas in Numbers 25:11, where his zeal for God is commended.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּקִנְאָתִ֔י בְּקִנְאָתִ֣י בְּקִנְאָתִֽי׃ בְּקַנְא֥וֹ בְקִנְאָתִ֤י בקנאו בקנאתי בקנאתי׃ הַקְּנָאֹ֑ת הַקִּנְאָ֥ה הקנאה הקנאת וְקִנְאָֽה׃ וְקִנְאָתוֹ֙ וּבְקִנְאָתִ֥י וּכְקִנְאָ֣תְךָ֔ ובקנאתי וכקנאתך וקנאה׃ וקנאתו קְנָאֹ֖ת קְנָאֹת֙ קִנְאַ֛ת קִנְאַ֣ת קִנְאַת־ קִנְאָ֑ה קִנְאָ֖ה קִנְאָ֛ה קִנְאָ֣ה קִנְאָ֥ה קִנְאָֽה׃ קִנְאָֽתְךָ֙ קִנְאָה֙ קִנְאָת֔וֹ קִנְאָתִ֑י קִנְאָתִ֔י קִנְאָתִ֖י קִנְאָתִ֜י קִנְאָתִ֥י קִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃ קִנְאָתָ֖ם קנאה קנאה׃ קנאת קנאת־ קנאתו קנאתי קנאתך קנאתך׃ קנאתם bə·qan·’ōw bə·qin·’ā·ṯî ḇə·qin·’ā·ṯî bekanO bekinaTi bəqan’ōw bəqin’āṯî ḇəqin’āṯî hakkenaOt hakkinAh haq·qə·nā·’ōṯ haq·qin·’āh haqqənā’ōṯ haqqin’āh kenaOt kinAh kinAt kinaTam kinaTecha kinaTi kinaTo qə·nā·’ōṯ qənā’ōṯ qin’āh qin’aṯ qin’aṯ- qin’āṯām qin’āṯeḵā qin’āṯəḵā qin’āṯî qin’āṯōw qin·’ā·ṯām qin·’ā·ṯe·ḵā qin·’ā·ṯə·ḵā qin·’ā·ṯî qin·’ā·ṯōw qin·’āh qin·’aṯ qin·’aṯ- ū·ḇə·qin·’ā·ṯî ū·ḵə·qin·’ā·ṯə·ḵā ūḇəqin’āṯî uchekinAtecha ūḵəqin’āṯəḵā uvekinaTi vekinAh vekinaTi vekinaTo wə·qin·’ā·ṯōw wə·qin·’āh wəqin’āh wəqin’āṯōw

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 5:14
HEB: עָלָ֧יו רֽוּחַ־ קִנְאָ֛ה וְקִנֵּ֥א אֶת־
NAS: if a spirit of jealousy comes over
KJV: And the spirit of jealousy come
INT: over A spirit of jealousy is jealous of his wife

Numbers 5:14
HEB: עָלָ֤יו רֽוּחַ־ קִנְאָה֙ וְקִנֵּ֣א אֶת־
NAS: if a spirit of jealousy comes
KJV: or if the spirit of jealousy come
INT: over A spirit of jealousy is jealous of his wife

Numbers 5:15
HEB: כִּֽי־ מִנְחַ֤ת קְנָאֹת֙ ה֔וּא מִנְחַ֥ת
NAS: on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering
KJV: thereon; for it [is] an offering of jealousy, an offering
INT: grain offering of jealousy he offering

Numbers 5:18
HEB: הַזִּכָּר֔וֹן מִנְחַ֥ת קְנָאֹ֖ת הִ֑וא וּבְיַ֤ד
NAS: is the grain offering of jealousy, and in the hand
KJV: in her hands, which [is] the jealousy offering:
INT: of memorial offering of jealousy which the hand

Numbers 5:25
HEB: אֵ֖ת מִנְחַ֣ת הַקְּנָאֹ֑ת וְהֵנִ֤יף אֶת־
NAS: the grain offering of jealousy from the woman's
KJV: shall take the jealousy offering
INT: the woman's offering of jealousy shall wave offering

Numbers 5:29
HEB: זֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הַקְּנָאֹ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּשְׂטֶ֥ה
NAS: is the law of jealousy: when
KJV: This [is] the law of jealousies, when a wife
INT: likewise is the law of jealousy when goes

Numbers 5:30
HEB: עָלָ֛יו ר֥וּחַ קִנְאָ֖ה וְקִנֵּ֣א אֶת־
NAS: when a spirit of jealousy comes over
KJV: Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh
INT: over A spirit of jealousy is jealous of his wife

Numbers 25:11
HEB: בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּקַנְא֥וֹ אֶת־ קִנְאָתִ֖י
NAS: in that he was jealous with My jealousy among
KJV: while he was zealous for my sake among
INT: the sons of Israel my jealousy my jealousy among

Numbers 25:11
HEB: בְּקַנְא֥וֹ אֶת־ קִנְאָתִ֖י בְּתוֹכָ֑ם וְלֹא־
NAS: the sons of Israel in My jealousy.
KJV: of Israel in my jealousy.
INT: of Israel my jealousy my jealousy among did not

Numbers 25:11
HEB: בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּקִנְאָתִֽי׃
INT: the sons of Israel my jealousy

Deuteronomy 29:20
HEB: אַף־ יְהוָ֤ה וְקִנְאָתוֹ֙ בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא
NAS: of the LORD and His jealousy will burn
KJV: of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke
INT: the anger of the LORD and his jealousy man he

2 Kings 10:16
HEB: אִתִּ֔י וּרְאֵ֖ה בְּקִנְאָתִ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּ
NAS: with me and see my zeal for the LORD.
KJV: with me, and see my zeal for the LORD.
INT: for and see my zeal the LORD ride

2 Kings 19:31
HEB: מֵהַ֣ר צִיּ֑וֹן קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה (צְבָ֖אֹות
NAS: survivors. The zeal of the LORD
KJV: Zion: the zeal of the LORD [of hosts]
INT: of Mount Zion the zeal of the LORD appointed time

Job 5:2
HEB: וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית קִנְאָֽה׃
NAS: For anger slays the foolish man,
KJV: the foolish man, and envy slayeth
INT: the simple kills anger

Psalm 69:9
HEB: כִּֽי־ קִנְאַ֣ת בֵּיתְךָ֣ אֲכָלָ֑תְנִי
NAS: For zeal for Your house has consumed
KJV: For the zeal of thine house
INT: For zeal your house has consumed

Psalm 79:5
HEB: כְּמוֹ־ אֵ֝֗שׁ קִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: forever? Will Your jealousy burn
KJV: for ever? shall thy jealousy burn
INT: like burning envy

Psalm 119:139
HEB: צִמְּתַ֥תְנִי קִנְאָתִ֑י כִּֽי־ שָׁכְח֖וּ
NAS: My zeal has consumed me, Because
KJV: My zeal hath consumed
INT: has consumed my zeal Because have forgotten

Proverbs 6:34
HEB: כִּֽי־ קִנְאָ֥ה חֲמַת־ גָּ֑בֶר
NAS: For jealousy enrages a man,
KJV: For jealousy [is] the rage of a man:
INT: For jealousy enrages A man

Proverbs 14:30
HEB: וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה׃
NAS: to the body, But passion is rottenness
KJV: of the flesh: but envy the rottenness
INT: is rottenness to the bones passion

Proverbs 27:4
HEB: יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה׃
NAS: can stand before jealousy?
KJV: before envy?
INT: stand before envy

Ecclesiastes 4:4
HEB: כִּ֛י הִ֥יא קִנְאַת־ אִ֖ישׁ מֵרֵעֵ֑הוּ
NAS: which is done is [the result of] rivalry between a man
KJV: that for this a man is envied of his neighbour.
INT: for he rivalry A man and his neighbor

Ecclesiastes 9:6
HEB: שִׂנְאָתָ֛ם גַּם־ קִנְאָתָ֖ם כְּבָ֣ר אָבָ֑דָה
NAS: their hate and their zeal have already
KJV: and their hatred, and their envy, is now
INT: their hate Indeed and their zeal have already perished

Songs 8:6
HEB: קָשָׁ֥ה כִשְׁא֖וֹל קִנְאָ֑ה רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ רִשְׁפֵּ֕י
NAS: as death, Jealousy is as severe
KJV: as death; jealousy [is] cruel
INT: severe Sheol Jealousy flashes are flashes

Isaiah 9:7
HEB: וְעַד־ עוֹלָ֔ם קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת
NAS: on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD
KJV: ever. The zeal of the LORD
INT: for ever the zeal of the LORD of hosts

Isaiah 11:13
HEB: וְסָ֙רָה֙ קִנְאַ֣ת אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְצֹרְרֵ֥י
NAS: Then the jealousy of Ephraim
KJV: The envy also of Ephraim shall depart,
INT: will depart the jealousy of Ephraim adversary

44 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7068
44 Occurrences

bə·qan·’ōw — 1 Occ.
bə·qin·’ā·ṯî — 3 Occ.
haq·qə·nā·’ōṯ — 2 Occ.
haq·qin·’āh — 2 Occ.
qə·nā·’ōṯ — 2 Occ.
qin·’āh — 12 Occ.
qin·’aṯ — 7 Occ.
qin·’ā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
qin·’ā·ṯe·ḵā — 2 Occ.
qin·’ā·ṯî — 6 Occ.
qin·’ā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·qin·’ā·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·qin·’ā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
wə·qin·’āh — 1 Occ.
ḇə·qin·’ā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
wə·qin·’ā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.