What does נִאֻף (niʾûp) mean in the Bible?
נִאֻף (niʾûp) is a Hebrew word meaning "adultery".
Hebrew · H5004
נִאֻף
Adultery
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נִאֻף H5004
Pronunciation niʾûp
What does נִאֻף (niʾûp) mean in the Bible?
נִאֻף (niʾûp) is a Hebrew word meaning "adultery".
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Questions this entry answers
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 It in adulteries 1× Ezekiel 23:43
Your adulteries 1× Jeremiah 13:27
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Usage map
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First aligned row Jeremiah 13:27
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
נִֽאוּפִ֑ים 1x ni·’ū·p̄îm Ezekiel 23:43
נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ 1x ni·’u·p̄a·yiḵ Jeremiah 13:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 23:43
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 13:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. adultery
Source Gloss
adultery
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
adultery Usage: adultery.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נִאֻף is built from this root:
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Sources
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain