לִ/זְנ֖וֹת

𐤋/𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤕

lizenot

to commit harlotry

a primitive root (highly-fed and therefore wanton); to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah); (cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.

H2181

Numbers 25:1 · Word #6

Lexicon H2181

Lemmaזָנָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤆𐤍𐤄
Transliterationzânâh
Strong'sH2181
In-contextto commit harlotry

Morphology HR/Vqc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H2181-15

to commit harlotry

Morphological NotesQal infinitive construct of זנה with prefixed preposition ל (“to”). No gender, number, or person marking; expresses verbal action in its basic active stem.
Rendering RationaleThe form לִזְנוֹת is a Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל (“to”), expressing the simple verbal action of the root זנה. "To commit harlotry" preserves the concrete imagery of sexual unfaithfulness inherent in the root while allowing for its frequent figurative extension to covenantal unfaithfulness (idolatry).

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Words from Root זנה (fornication, harlotry, sexual unfaithfulness, covenantal infidelity, idolatry)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2181-01 bazonah with the harlot-woman
H8457-01 betazenutam in their harlotry
H8457-02 betazenutayikhe in your whorings

Word Usage (93 occurrences of H2181)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 34:31 הַ/כְ/זוֹנָ֕ה hakhezonah like a prostitute
Genesis 38:15 לְ/זוֹנָ֑ה lezonah to be a prostitute
Genesis 38:24 זָֽנְתָה֙ zanetah has played the harlot
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