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title: קִנְאָה — ardour · The Tanakh dictionary
description: קִנְאָה (7068), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 43 times: ardour. BDB 1906: n.f. ardour, zeal, jealousy. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# קִנְאָה

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«קִנְאָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **ardour** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 43 times · **Key:** 7068 · **BDB:** קִנְאָה

### Glosses

jealousy (17); zeal (7); the.zeal (4)

### Meaning (OSHB)

ardour [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1511/7068/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. ardour, zeal, jealousy [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1511/7068/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. ardour, zeal, jealousy (from colour produced in face by deep emotion);—abs. ק׳ Nu 5:14 +; cstr. קִנְאַת Is 9:6; sf. קִנְאָתִי Nu 25:11 +, etc.; pl. קְנָאֹת Nu 5:15, 18, 25, 29;— ardour of jealousy of husband Pr 6:34; 27:4; רוּחַ ק׳ jealous disposition Nu 5:14(×2), 30 (P); offering for jealousy, מנחת ק׳ v 15, 18, 25 (P); תּוֹרַת הק׳ v 29 (P); of rivalry Ec 4:4; 9:6; Ephr. against Judah Is 11:13; ardent love, ‖ אהבה Ct 8:6. ardour of zeal: of men for God Nu 25:11(×2) (P) 2 K 10:16; for the house of י׳ ψ 69:10. of God for his people, especially in battle Is 42:13; 63:15 Zc 1:14; 8:2; מְעִיל ק׳ Is 59:17; ק׳ י׳ תעשׂה זאת 9:6; 37:32 = 2 K 19:31. ardour of anger: of men against foes Ez 35:11 ψ 119:139; Jb 5:2 (‖ כעשׂ), Pr 14:30 (opp. לֵב מַרְפֵּא). of God against men, ‖ חֵמָה Ez 5:13; 16:38, 42; 23:25; 36:6; ‖ עֶבְרָה 38:19; ‖ אַף Dt 29:19; + אֵשׁ Is 26:11; Ez 36:5; Zp 1:18; 3:8 ψ 79:5; סֵמֶל הַק׳ הַמַּקְנֶה Ez 8:3 the anger-image provoking to anger; ס׳ הק׳ alone v 5.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 41 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «קִנְאָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1511/7068/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Proverbs 14:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.14.30/)

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חַיֵּ֣י בְ֭שָׂרִים לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה׃

*Word for word:* \[is\].the.life of.bodies a.heart of.health and.\[is\] rottenness of.bones jealousy

*JPS 1917:* A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

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[Job 5:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.5.2/)

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כִּֽי־לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־כָּ֑עַשׂ וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית קִנְאָֽה׃

*Word for word:* (dm) (to).a fool it.slays vexation and a.simple.\[person\] it.kills jealousy

*JPS 1917:* For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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