וְ/קִנֵּ֥א
𐤅/𐤒𐤍𐤀
veqine
and he is jealous
a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious; (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).
Numbers 5:14 · Word #5
Lexicon H7065
| Lemma | קָנָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤍𐤀 |
| Transliteration | qânâʼ |
| Strong's | H7065 |
| In-context | and he is jealous |
Morphology HC/Vpp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7065-14
and he burned with zeal
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ plus Piel verb, 3rd person masculine singular (perfect or narrative form). The Piel stem conveys an intensified or active expression of zeal/jealousy. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem of קנא expresses an intensified or active display of zeal or jealousy. Rendering it as "burned with zeal" preserves the root sense of ardent, heated passion while clearly reflecting the third masculine singular verbal form introduced by the conjunction "and." |
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Words from Root קנא (zeal, ardor, jealousy, fervent devotion, protective passion)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7065-01 |
aqeniem | I will stir them to jealous zeal |
H7065-02 |
beqaneo | in his zeal |
H7065-03 |
beqanoto | in his zealous ardor |
Word Usage (33 occurrences of H7065)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 26:14 | וַ/יְקַנְא֥וּ | vayeqaneu | so that ... envied |
| Genesis 30:1 | וַ/תְּקַנֵּ֥א | vateqane | envied |
| Genesis 37:11 | וַ/יְקַנְאוּ | vayeqaneu | his brothers envied |