בְּ/קַנְא֥/וֹ
𐤁/𐤒𐤍𐤀/𐤅
qânâʼ
in-his-zeal
To be zealous, ardently passionate, or deeply committed, often manifested as intense emotion or action on behalf of a person, group, or cause; to display strong feelings of advocacy or protection, which, depending on context, may be positive (enthusiastic devotion or commitment) or negative (jealousy, envy, rivalry, or indignation). The verb is used for both human and divine emotions, involving the defense of exclusive relationships or rights, including that of a spouse or deity.
Numbers 25:11 · Word #13
Lexicon H7065
| Lemma | קָנָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤍𐤀 |
| Transliteration | qânâʼ |
| Strong's | H7065 |
| Definition | To be zealous, ardently passionate, or deeply committed, often manifested as intense emotion or action on behalf of a person, group, or cause; to display strong feelings of advocacy or protection, which, depending on context, may be positive (enthusiastic devotion or commitment) or negative (jealousy, envy, rivalry, or indignation). The verb is used for both human and divine emotions, involving the defense of exclusive relationships or rights, including that of a spouse or deity. |
Morphology HR/Vpc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in-his-zeal |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7065-02
in his zealous passion
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel infinitive construct with 3ms pronominal suffix, preceded by preposition ב ("in"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The preposition ב marks "in," followed by a Piel infinitive construct of קנא with a 3ms suffix, indicating "his" act or state of intense zeal. The Piel stem heightens the emotional intensity, reflected here as "zealous passion." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in his zealous passion
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'in his zealous passion' from P1 'in his zealous passion' to 'in his zeal' for better alignment with the silex_definition and more direct fit to Hebrew context (action motivated by zeal). |