Hebrew · H8130, G3404 · unreviewed

יִשְׂנָא

To hate (personally) · to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less

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שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate (personally)

Pronunciation sone

Personal animosity or active hostility; often marks relational rupture rather than mere dislike

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μισέω G3404 to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less

Pronunciation miséō

To hate intensely; also means to love less or regard as inferior by comparison.

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What does יִשְׂנָא (yisna) mean in the Bible?

שָׂנֵא · μισέω is a Hebrew word meaning "to hate, reject strongly".

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Meaning

to hate, reject strongly

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 67×

Perfect Amos 5:21 · Amos 6:8 · Jer 44:4 · Mal 1:3 · Prov 5:12 · Prov 8:13 · Ps 26:5 · Ps 31:7 · Ps 101:3 · Ps 119:104 · Ps 119:113 · Ps 119:128 · Ps 119:163 · Zech 8:17 · 2Sam 13:22 · Deut 12:31 31×

Participle active Deut 4:42 · Deut 19:4 · Deut 19:6 · Deut 19:11 · Exod 18:21 · Isa 61:8 · Job 34:17 · Josh 20:5 · Mic 3:2 · Prov 13:24 · Prov 15:10 · Prov 26:24 · Prov 27:6 · Prov 28:16 · Prov 29:24 · Ps 106:10 19×

Imperfect Prov 1:22 · Prov 29:10 · Prov 13:5 · Prov 26:28 · Lev 19:17 · Ps 139:21 6×

Participle passive 2Sam 5:8 · Deut 21:15 · Gen 29:31 · Gen 29:33 · Prov 30:23 5×

Infinitive construct Gen 37:5 · Gen 37:8 · Prov 8:13 3×

Sequential imperfect Amos 5:15 · Ps 97:10 2×

Infinitive absolute Judg 15:2 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×

Imperfect Prov 14:17 · Prov 14:20 2×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×

Participle active Ps 81:16 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 70 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 31 Participle 20 Imperfect 8 Participle passive 5 Infinitive construct 3 Imperative 2 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 67 Niphal 2 Piel 1

Mood

Indicative 31 Indicative/jussive 7 Imperative 2 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Luke 14 — Kingdom Humility, Banquet Mercy, and the Cost of Discipleship Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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