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qānāʾ קָנָא ‘be jealous’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

qānāʾ v
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

Mentioned in Genesis 37:11, 30:1, 26:14 Numbers 5:14, 5:30, 25:13, 11:29 Deuteronomy 32:21, 32:16 2 Samuel 21:2 1 Kings 14:22, 19:10, 19:14 Isaiah 11:13 Ezekiel 39:25, 31:9 Joel 2:18 Zechariah 1:14, 8:2 Psalms 106:16, 37:1, 78:58, 73:3 Proverbs 24:1, 3:31, 23:17, 24:19

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