Qânâʼ — H7065

H7065 · Hebrew — קנא

Pronunciation: kaw-naw'

Definition

verb

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

  1. to envy, be jealous, be envious, be zealous
    1. (Piel)
      1. to be jealous of
      2. to be envious of
      3. to be zealous for
      4. to excite to jealous anger
    2. (Hiphil) to provoke to jealous anger, cause jealousy

Usually translated as

jealous, jealousy, envious, envy, zealous, zeal, be, very

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Qânâʼ occurs 34 times in 29 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Numbers (5), Deuteronomy (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (3), Psalms (4), Proverbs (4), Isaiah (1), Ezekiel (3), Joel (1), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — Q