What does נִאֻף (niʾûp) mean in the Bible?
נִאֻף (niʾûp) is a Hebrew word meaning "adultery".
Hebrew · H5004
נִאֻף
Adultery
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נִאֻףH5004
Pronunciationniʾûp
What does נִאֻף (niʾûp) mean in the Bible?
נִאֻף (niʾûp) is a Hebrew word meaning "adultery".
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How does the BSB render H5004?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in adulteries (1), Your adulteries (1).
Where does נִאֻף (niʾûp) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 13:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itin adulteries1×Ezekiel 23:43
Your adulteries1×Jeremiah 13:27
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First aligned rowJeremiah 13:27
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Jeremiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
נִֽאוּפִ֑ים1xni·’ū·p̄îmEzekiel 23:43
נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ1xni·’u·p̄a·yiḵJeremiah 13:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural1xEzekiel 23:43
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular1xJeremiah 13:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. adultery
Source Gloss
adultery
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
adultery Usage: adultery.
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Word Origins
נִאֻף is built from this root:
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