Be jealous
קָנָאStrong’s H7065qana (qa-na)
Appears in 29 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Qana is the Hebrew word usually translated “jealous”, “jealous of” and “am jealous”. It appears in 29 verses of the Old Testament.
“So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.”
Meaning
- To envy, be jealous, be envious, be zealous(Piel) · (Hiphil) to provoke to jealous anger, cause jealousy
How it's translated
- you be jealous 4
- and he will be jealous of 3
- i am jealous 3
- because was zealous he 2
- they made jealous him 2
- certainly 2
- i have been zealous 2
- and they envied 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 5
- Psalms 4
- Proverbs 4
- Genesis 3
- 1 Kings 3
- Ezekiel 3
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 8:2In contextThus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
- Genesis 26:14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
- Genesis 30:1And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
- Genesis 37:11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
- Numbers 5:14And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:
- Numbers 5:30Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.
Hebrew dictionary
קָנָא qana · be jealous
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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “jealous” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
JEALOUS, adjective
jel'us.
- Suspicious; apprehensive of rivalship; uneasy through fear that another has withdrawn or may withdraw from one the affections of a person he loves, or enjoy some good which he desires to obtain; followed by of, and applied both to the object of love and to the rival.
- Suspicious that we do not enjoy the affection or respect of others, or that another is more loved and respected than ourselves.
- Emulous; full of competition.
- Solicitous to defend the honor of; concerned for the character of.“I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts” 1 Kings 19:10
All definitions
- Suspiciously vigilant; anxiously careful and concerned for.“I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy” 2 Corinthians 11:2
- Suspiciously fearful.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.