BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7068
qin.ah — jealousy
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)
31 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20180
baskania — jealousy
slander, envy, malice , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7600
zēlotupia — jealousy
jealousy, rivalry , (Aeschines Orator) from ζηλότῦπος (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7601
zēlōsis — jealousy
jealousy
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7065
qa.na — be jealous
1) to envy, be jealous, be envious, be zealous 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to be jealous of 1a2) to be envious of 1a3) to be zealous for 1a4) to excite to jealous anger 1b) (Hiphil) to provoke to jealous anger, cause jealousy
25 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2205
zēlos — zeal
ζῆλος, -ου, ὁ and in late Gk., also -εος, τό (2Co.9:2, Php.3:6), [in LXX for קִנְאָה, Num.25:11, al. ;] 1. zeal: 2Co.7:11 9:2; κατά ζῆλος, Php.3:6; with genitive obj., Jhn.2:17 (LXX), Rom.10:2; before ὑπέρ, 2Co.7:7; with genitive subj., θεοῦ, 2Co.11:2; πυρός, Heb.10:27 (cf. Isa.26:11, Wis.5:18, and cf. Westc., in l). 2. jealousy: Rom.13:13, 1Co.3:3 3:2 2Co.12:20, Gal.5:20 (WH, txt, RV), Jas.3:14, 16; πλησθῆναι ζήλου Act.5:17 13:45; pl., ζῆλοι (see B1., § 32, 6), Gal.5:20, WH, mg.† (AS)
16 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2206
zēloō — be eager
ζηλόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for קָנָא pi. ;] 1. to burn with envy or jealousy, to be jealousy: absol., Act.7:9 17:5, 1Co.13:4, Jas.4:2 (R, mg., cf. Mayor, in l). 2. to seek or desire eagerly: with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.12:31 14:1 14:39 (cf. Sir.50:18, Wis.1:12); with accusative of person(s), 2Co.11:2, Gal.4:17; pass., Gal.4:18.† (AS)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3863
parazēloō — to make envious
παρα-ζηλόω, -ῶ [in LXX: Deu.32:21, 3Ki.14:22, Psa.78:58 (קָנָא pi., hi.), Psa.37:1, 7-8 (חָרָה hith.), Sir.30:3 * ;] to provoke to jealousy: Rom.10:19 (LXX) Rom.11:11, 14, 1Co.10:22.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6409
pal.ti.el — Paltiel
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.34.26; son of: Azzan (H5821) § Paltiel or Phaltiel = "God delivers" 1) son of Azzan and prince of the tribe of Issachar appointed as one of the 12 to apportion the land of Canaan 2) son of Laish of Gallim to whom Saul gave Michal in marriage after his mad jealousy had driven David forth as an outlaw
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Suspicion of a wife’s purity, one of the strongest passions (Num. 5:14; Prov. 6:34; Cant. 8:6); also an intense interest for another’s honour or prosperity (Ps. 79:5; 1 Cor. 10:22; Zech. 1:14).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
