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Hebrew word study

קָנָאqânâʼ — to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense)…

Pronounced “kaw-naw'”

to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious

Translated in the King James as: (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), very, (be) zeal(-ous).

Appears 34 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 3×
Genesis 26:14Genesis 30:1Genesis 37:11
Numbers — 6×
Numbers 5:14Numbers 5:30Numbers 11:29Numbers 25:11Numbers 25:13+ 1 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 3×
Deuteronomy 32:16Deuteronomy 32:21+ 1 more in Deuteronomy
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 21:2
1 Kings — 5×
1 Ki 14:221 Ki 19:101 Ki 19:14+ 2 more in 1 Kings
Psalms — 4×
Psalms 37:1Psalms 73:3Psalms 78:58Psalms 106:16
Proverbs — 4×
Proverbs 3:31Proverbs 23:17Proverbs 24:1Proverbs 24:19
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 11:13
Ezekiel — 3×
Ezekiel 8:3Ezekiel 31:9Ezekiel 39:25
Joel — 1×
Joel 2:18
Zechariah — 3×
Zech 1:14Zech 8:2+ 1 more in Zechariah

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.