Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H5003

Strong's H5003 · Hebrew

נָאַף

nâʼaph · /naw-af'/

Number
H5003
Language
Hebrew
Original word
נָאַף
Transliteration
nâʼaph
Pronunciation
naw-af'
KJV occurrences
26 verses

Definition

to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize

KJV: adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נָאַף across 26 verses.

adultery17×
adulterers5×
adulterer3×
adulteress2×
adulteresses2×
adulterous1×
wedlock1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

26 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus1 verse
Leviticus1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
Job1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Proverbs2 verses
Isaiah1 verse
Jeremiah8 verses
Jeremiah 3:8

And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

Jeremiah 3:9

And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. lightness: or, fame

Jeremiah 5:7

How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

Jeremiah 7:9

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

Jeremiah 9:2

Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

Jeremiah 23:10

For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. swearing: or, cursing course: or, violence

Jeremiah 23:14

I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. an: or, filthiness

Jeremiah 29:23

Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel4 verses
Hosea5 verses
Hosea 3:1

Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. of wine: Heb. of grapes

Hosea 4:2

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. blood: Heb. bloods

Hosea 4:13

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

Hosea 4:14

I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall. I will not: or, Shall I not fall: or, be punished

Hosea 7:4

They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened. who: or, the raiser will cease raising: or, waking

Malachi1 verse

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H5003 (nâʼaph) mean?

to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize

How many times does H5003 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H5003 (נָאַף) appears in 26 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “adultery.”

How is nâʼaph translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H5003 is rendered as “adultery” (17×), “adulterers” (5×), “adulterer” (3×), “adulteress” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word נָאַף come from?

a primitive root;