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zōnōt זֹנוֹת ‘armour’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: as if from zūn זוּן ‘to feed’ or an unused root, and applied to military equipments , but apparently the feminine plural active participle of zānā זָנָה ‘to fornicate’
Roots: זון זנה

zōnōt n, f
1) fornications
 1a) armour (used in warfare not sanctioned by Jehovah) (fig.)

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2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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