Hebrew Definition Of The Word Jealous
Jealous 12c modern french jaloux from late latin zelosus from zelus zeal from greek zēlos which sometimes meant jealousy but more often was used in a good sense.
Hebrew definition of the word jealous. 1200 gelus later jelus possessive and suspicious originally in the context of sexuality or romance in any context from late 14c from old french jalos gelos keen zealous. Do not worship any other god for yhwh the lord whose name is jealous qana is a jealous qana god. This is the picture that the hebrews had of god as in exodus 34 14. Strong s 7065 jealous zealous or envious.
The hebrew word in exodus 34 14 is ק נ א jealous qanna. For the lord whose name is jealous is a jealous god exodus 34 14 it is important to understand how the word jealous is used a more profound understanding of the interpretation is its use in exodus 20 5. Word origin from the same as qinah definition jealous. There is a big difference between the two.
See hebrew qana see hebrew qannow forms and transliterations. There are two words in the hebrew used for jealousy quana and quanna. The english word jealousy has changed over the last 500 years and the understanding of the hebrew word quana more closely fits the word jealousy at the time of shakespeare than it fits our understanding of the word today. Strong s 7067 from ק נ א qana.
In exodus 34 14 we learn that the lord whose name is jealous is a jealous god in deuteronomy 4 24 god is described as a consuming fire a jealous god giving the idea that he will judge because of his jealousy. ק נ א ק נ א ק נ א ק נ א ק נ א קנא קנא kanna qan nā qannā. 37 11 his brothers were jealous of him joseph exod. Some biblical usages of the word jealousy a.
20 5 i the lord your god am a jealous god numb. Hebrew words for jealous include ק נ א י מ ק נ א ק נא ן and מקנא. As frank luke points out the hebrew word kinah קנאה as in el kanna in exodus 20 5 אל קנא in both in ot hebrew and in modern is both jealous and zealous at the same time and can have either positive or negative moral value depending on the subtext. Hebrew words qana qanna qina meaning zealous or jealous gen.
For thou shalt worship no other god. 5 14 30 jealous of his wife.