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zānā זָנָה ‘to fornicate’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root (highly-fed and therefore wanton)

zānā v
1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication
  1a2) to commit adultery
  1a3) to be a cult prostitute
  1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)
 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot
 1c) (Hiphil)
  1c1) to cause to commit adultery
  1c2) to force into prostitution
  1c3) to commit fornication

Mentioned in Genesis 34:31, 38:24, 38:15 Exodus 34:15, 34:16 Codex Leviticus 21:9, 20:6, 17:7, 20:5, 21:7, 19:29, 21:14 Numbers 15:39, 25:1 Deuteronomy 22:21, 31:16, 23:19 Joshua 6:25, 2:1, 6:22, 6:17 Judges 2:17, 19:2, 8:27, 8:33, 16:1, 11:1 Isaiah 23:17, 23:15, 1:21, 57:3, 23:16 Jeremiah 3:8, 3:1, 5:7, 3:6, 2:20, 3:3 Ezekiel 20:30, 16:30, 16:33, 23:5, 23:44, 6:9, 16:34, 23:30, 16:26, 16:28, 23:43, 23:19, 16:41, 16:17, 16:15, 16:31, 16:16, 23:3, 16:35 Hosea 2:7, 4:18, 9:1, 1:2, 3:3, 4:10, 4:15, 4:13, 4:12, 5:3, 4:14 Joel 4:3 Amos 7:17 Micah 1:7 Nahum 3:4 Psalms 73:27, 106:39 Proverbs 29:3, 6:26, 7:10, 23:27 1 Chronicles 5:25 2 Chronicles 21:13, 21:11

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