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qinʾā קִנְאָה ‘jealousy’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qānāʾ קָנָא ‘be jealous’
Roots: קנא

qinʾā n, f
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)

Mentioned in Numbers 25:11, 5:14, 5:30, 5:15, 5:29, 5:25, 5:18 Deuteronomy 29:19 2 Kings 10:16, 19:31 Isaiah 42:13, 63:15, 9:6, 26:11, 11:13, 59:17, 37:32 Ezekiel 8:5, 36:5, 36:6, 38:19, 35:11, 23:25, 8:3, 5:13, 16:38, 16:42 Zephaniah 1:18, 3:8 Zechariah 1:14, 8:2 Psalms 69:10, 79:5, 119:139 Proverbs 27:4, 14:30, 6:34 Job 5:2 Song of Songs 8:6 Ecclesiastes 9:6, 4:4

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