Strong's Lexicon

H2184

H2184 — זְנוּת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewznuwthnoun femOccurrences: 9TWOT: 563b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2184
Word:	זְנוּת
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H2181
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	9
Transliteration:	znuwth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	zen-ooth'
Meaning:	1. adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry
KJV Renderings:	whoredom.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2409

זְנוּת noun feminine abstract fornication; — ׳ ז Hos 4:11; Hos 6:10 suffix זְנוּתֵךְ Jer 13:27; Ezek 23:27 זְנוּתָהּ Jer 3:9 זְנוּתָם Ezek 43:7; Ezek 43:9 זְנוּתַיִךְ Jer 3:2 זְנוּתֵיכֶם Num 14:38.

a. sexual Hos 4:11.

b. international Ezek 23:27.

c. religious Num 14:33 ( J ) Jer 3:2; Jer 3:9; Jer 13:27; Ezek 43:7; Ezek 43:9; Hos 6:10 (where We^{X1. Proph.} suggests זָנִיתָ); compare זָנָה 3.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זנות (z’nooth)

1 Kings 22:38

KJV: And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake.

EHCC: and they washed his armour;