זְנוּנִים
Transliteration
zᵊnûnîm
Pronunciation
zaw-noon'
Part of Speech
masculine plural noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From זָנָה (H2181)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 563a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: זנונים (Gesenius) זנון (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

זָנוּן zânûwn, zaw-noon'; from H2181; adultery; figuratively, idolatry:—whoredom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H2183 in the following manner: whoredoms (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H2183 in the following manner: whoredoms (12x).

  1. adultery, fornication, prostitution

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָנוּן zânûwn, zaw-noon'; from H2181; adultery; figuratively, idolatry:—whoredom.
STRONGS H2183: Abbreviations
† זְנוּנִים noun [masculine] fornication, plural abstract intensive (Ol§ 215 a; DlPr. 74, derived from √ זנן, Assyrian zanânu, fill full, compare Dlib.73) — ז׳ Hosea 1:2 + 5 times, construct זְנוּנֵי Nahum 3:4 + 2 times, זְנוּנַיִךְ Ezekiel 23:29, זְנוּנֶיהָ Hosea 2:4; Nahum 3:4.
a. sexual Genesis 38:24 (J) Hosea 1:2 (twice in verse).
b. international Nahum 3:4 (twice in verse).
c. religious 2 Kings 9:22; Ezekiel 23:11, 29; Hosea 2:4; Hosea 2:6; Hosea 4:12; Hosea 5:4.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:24

2 Kings

9:22

Ezekiel

23:11; 23:29; 23:29

Hosea

1:2; 1:2; 2:4; 2:4; 2:6; 4:12; 5:4

Nahum

3:4; 3:4; 3:4