What does קַנּוֹא (qanwōʾ) mean in the Bible?
קַנּוֹא (qanwōʾ) is a Hebrew word meaning "jealous or angry".
Hebrew · H7072
קַנּוֹא
Jealous or angry
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קַנּוֹא H7072
Pronunciation qanwōʾ
What does קַנּוֹא (qanwōʾ) mean in the Bible?
קַנּוֹא (qanwōʾ) is a Hebrew word meaning "jealous or angry".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7072?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is a jealous (2).
Where does קַנּוֹא (qanwōʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 24:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (1), Nahum (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 is a jealous 2× Joshua 24:19, Nahum 1:2
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Usage map
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First aligned row Joshua 24:19
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Joshua 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
קַנּ֣וֹא 1x qan·nō·w Joshua 24:19
קַנּ֤וֹא 1x qan·nō·w Nahum 1:2
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 2x Joshua 24:19, Nahum 1:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. jealous or angry
Source Gloss
jealous or angry
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
jealous or angry Usage: jealous.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קַנּוֹא is built from this root:
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