Lexical Definition

‎קִנְאָה‎ qinʼâh (kin-aw') jealousy ^H:N-F
from ‎קָנָא‎

envy(-ied), jealousy, [idiom] sake, zeal.

• jealousy or envy

1) ardour, zeal, jealousy
1a) ardour, jealousy, jealous disposition (of husband)
1a1) sexual passion
1b) ardour of zeal (of religious zeal)
1b1) of men for God
1b2) of men for the house of God
1b3) of God for his people
1c) ardour of anger
1c1) of men against adversaries
1c2) of God against men
1d) envy (of man)
1e) jealousy (resulting in the wrath of God)

See Greek: ζῆλος · θρῆνος · θυμός

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎קִנְאָה‎ noun feminine ardour, zeal, jealousy (from colour produced in face by deep emotion); — absolute ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Num 5:14 +; construct ‎קִנְאַת‎ Isa 9:6* suffix ‎קִנְאָתִי‎ Num 25:11 +, etc.; plural ‎קְנָאֹת‎ Num 5:15; Num 5:18; Num 5:25; Num 5:29 —

1. ardour of jealousy of husband Prov 6:34; Prov 27:4 ‎׳‎‎רוּחַ ק‎ jealous disposition Num 5:14 (twice in verse); Num 5:30 (P); offering for jealousy, ‎׳‎‎מנחת ק‎ vNum 5:15.18.25 (P); ‎׳‎‎תּוֺרַת הק‎ vNum 5:29 (P); of rivalry Eccl 4:4; Eccl 9:6 Ephraim against Judah Isa 11:13 ardent love, || ‎אחכה‎ Song 8:6.

2. ardour of zeal:
a. of men for God Num 25:11 (twice in verse)(P) 2Kgs 10:26 for the house of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ps 69:10*.
b. of God for his people, especially in battle Isa 42:13; Isa 63:15; Zech 1:14; Zech 8:2 ‎׳‎‎מְעִיל ק‎ Isa 59:17 ‎תעשׂה וצת‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Isa 9:6*; Isa 37:32 = 2Kgs 19:31.

3. ardour of anger:
a. of men against adversaries Ps 119:139; Job 5:2 (|| ‎כעשׂ‎), Prov 14:30 (opposed to ‎לֵב מַרְפֵּא‎).
b. of God against men, || ‎חֵמָה‎ Ezek 5:13; Ezek 16:38; Ezek 16:42; Ezek 23:25; Ezek 36:6 || ‎עֶבְרָה‎ Ezek 38:19 || ‎אַף‎ Deut 29:19*; Ezek 35:11 + ‎אֵשׁ‎ Isa 26:11; Ezek 36:5; Zeph 1:18; Zeph 3:8; Ps 79:5 ‎הַמַּקְנֶה‎ ‎׳‎‎סֵמֶל הַק‎ Ezek 8:3 the anger-image provoking to anger; ‎׳‎‎הק‎ ‎׳‎‎ס‎ alone vEzek 8:5.

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