What does נִאֻף · נָאַף mean in the Bible?
נִאֻף · נָאַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "adulteries, covenant unfaithfulness".
Hebrew · H5004, H5003
נִאֻפִים
Adultery · to commit adultery ; figuratively, to apostatize
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נִאֻף H5004 adultery
Pronunciation niʾûp
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נָאַף H5003 to commit adultery ; figuratively, to apostatize
Pronunciation naaph
Sexual infidelity metaphorically frames Israel's covenant betrayal with God as marital unfaithfulness.
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What does נִאֻפִים (niufim) mean in the Bible?
נִאֻף · נָאַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "adulteries, covenant unfaithfulness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5004, H5003?
H5004, H5003 is connected to 33 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. adulteries, covenant unfaithfulness
Strong's H5004, H5003
Lexical occurrences 33 verses Source Gloss
adulteries, covenant unfaithfulness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נִאֻפִים is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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