Nâʼaph — H5003

H5003 · Hebrew — נאף

Pronunciation: naw-af'

Definition

verb

to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize

  1. to commit adultery
    1. (Qal)
      1. to commit adultery
        1. usually of man
          1. always with wife of another
        2. adultery (of women) (participle)
      2. idolatrous worship (fig.)
    2. (Piel)
      1. to commit adultery
        1. of man
        2. adultery (of women) (participle)
      2. idolatrous worship (fig.)

Usually translated as

adultery, adulterer, adulteress, woman that breaketh wedlock, commit, coming

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nâʼaph occurs 31 times in 26 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Job (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (8), Ezekiel (4), Hosea (5), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N