Strong's H2183 · Hebrew
זָנוּן
zânûwn · /zaw-noon'/
Definition
adultery; figuratively, idolatry
KJV: whoredom.
Root / derivation: from H2181 (זָנָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered זָנוּן across 10 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
10 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Ezekiel2 verses
And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. she was: Heb. she corrupted her inordinate love more than, etc more than: Heb. more than the whoredoms of her sister
Ezekiel 23:29And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
Hosea5 verses
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
Hosea 2:2Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
Hosea 2:4And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
Hosea 4:12My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Hosea 5:4They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. They will: or, Their doings will not suffer them frame: Heb. give
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2183 (zânûwn) mean?
adultery; figuratively, idolatry
How many times does H2183 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2183 (זָנוּן) appears in 10 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “whoredoms.”
How is zânûwn translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2183 is rendered as “whoredoms” (11×), “whoredom” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word זָנוּן come from?
from H2181 (זָנָה);