Qinʼâh — H7068

H7068 · Hebrew — קנאה

Pronunciation: kin-aw'

Definition

feminine noun

jealousy or envy

  1. ardour, zeal, jealousy
    1. ardour, jealousy, jealous disposition (of husband)
      1. sexual passion
    2. ardour of zeal (of religious zeal)
      1. of men for God
      2. of men for the house of God
      3. of God for his people
    3. ardour of anger
      1. of men against adversaries
      2. of God against men
    4. envy (of man)
    5. jealousy (resulting in the wrath of God)

Usually translated as

jealousy, zeal, envy, envied, sake

Origin

from H7065

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Qinʼâh occurs 43 times in 41 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (7), Deuteronomy (1), 2 Kings (2), Job (1), Psalms (3), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (7), Ezekiel (10), Zephaniah (2), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — Q