Hebrew word study
קָנָא H7065
- Transliteration
- qânâʼ
- Pronunciation
- kaw-naw'
- KJV glosses
- (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).
Lexical summary
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information