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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H2181 - Continually

Strong's No.:H2181

Hebrew:זָנָה

Transliteration:zânâh

Phonetic:zaw-naw'

Word Origin:A primitive root (highly fed and therefore wanton)

Bible Usage:(cause to) commit {fornication} X-(idiom) {continually} X-(idiom) {great} (be {an} play the) {harlot} (cause to {be} play the) {whore} ({commit} fall to) {whoredom} (cause to) go {a-whoring} whorish.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to commit adultery (usually of the {female} and less often of simple {forniciation} rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot

a. (Qal)

1. to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication

2. to commit adultery

3. to be a cult prostitute

4. to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)

b. (Pual) to play the harlot

c. (Hiphil)

1. to cause to commit adultery

2. to force into prostitution

3. to commit fornication


Bible References:
Continually

Translation
Occurrences:
commit ( 1 )
continually ( 1 )
fornication ( 3 )
harlot ( 30 )
harlots ( 3 )
whore ( 9 )
whoredom ( 10 )
whoredoms ( 4 )
whores ( 2 )
whoring ( 19 )
whorish ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.