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It conveys a sense of betrayal and infidelity, both in a physical and spiritual sense. In the Hebrew Bible, it is frequently used to describe Israel's unfaithfulness to God through idolatry and alliances with foreign nations.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, sexual immorality was not only a personal sin but also a communal concern, as it could lead to the defilement of the land and the people. The metaphor of harlotry was a powerful image in the prophetic literature, illustrating Israel's covenantal unfaithfulness to Yahweh. The prophets often used this imagery to call the nation to repentance and to return to their exclusive devotion to God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm">zanah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>fornication<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>harlotries (5), harlotry (8).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">זְנוּנִים</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>fornication</b></font>, <em>plural abstract intensive</em> (Ol<sup>§ 215 a</sup>; Dl<sup>Pr. 74</sup>, derived from √ <font class="hebrew2">זנן</font>, Assyrian <i><em>zanânu</em></i>, <em>fill full</em>, compare Dl<sup><em>ib.</em>73</sup>) — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ז</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a> 5t., construct <font class="hebrew2">זְנוּנֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a> 2t., <font class="hebrew2">זְנוּנַיִךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Ezekiel 23:29</a>, <font class="hebrew2">זְנוּנֶיהָ</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/2-4.htm">Hosea 2:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>a.</b></font>, sexual <a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-24.htm">Genesis 38:24</a> (J) <a href="/interlinear/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a> (twice in verse). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>b.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>international</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a> (twice in verse). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>c.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>religious</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Ezekiel 23:11,29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hosea/2-4.htm">Hosea 2:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hosea/2-6.htm">Hosea 2:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hosea/5-4.htm">Hosea 5:4</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>whoredom <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm">zanah</a>; adultery; figuratively, idolatry -- whoredom. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm">zanah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָ בזנוניה זְנוּנִ֔ים זְנוּנִ֖ים זְנוּנִים֙ זְנוּנֵ֞י זְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙ זְנוּנַ֔יִךְ זנוני זנוניה זנוניך זנונים לִזְנוּנִ֑ים לזנונים מִזְּנוּנֵ֖י מזנוני biz·nū·ne·hā biznūnehā biznuNeiha liz·nū·nîm liznuNim liznūnîm miz·zə·nū·nê mizzənūnê mizzenuNei zə·nū·na·yiḵ zə·nū·nê zə·nū·ne·hā zə·nū·nîm zenuNayich zənūnayiḵ zənūnê zənūnehā zenuNei zenuNeiha zenuNim zənūnîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/38-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 38:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הִנֵּ֥ה הָרָ֖ה <b> לִזְנוּנִ֑ים </b> וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with child <span class="itali">by harlotry.</span> Then Judah<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and also, behold, she [is] with child <span class="itali">by whoredom.</span> And Judah<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and behold child <span class="itali">harlotry</span> said Judah<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/9-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 9:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַשָּׁל֔וֹם עַד־ <b> זְנוּנֵ֞י </b> אִיזֶ֧בֶל אִמְּךָ֛</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so long <span class="itali">as the harlotries</span> of your mother<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> so long as <span class="itali">the whoredoms</span> of thy mother<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> peace so <span class="itali">as the harlotries</span> Jezebel of your mother<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/23-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 23:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶת־ תַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָ <b> מִזְּנוּנֵ֖י </b> אֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were more than <span class="itali">the harlotries</span> of her sister.<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> more than her sister <span class="itali">in [her] whoredoms.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was more harlotries <span class="itali">the harlotries</span> of her sister<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/23-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 23:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְנִגְלָה֙ עֶרְוַ֣ת <b> זְנוּנַ֔יִךְ </b> וְזִמָּתֵ֖ךְ וְתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the nakedness <span class="itali">of your harlotries</span> will be uncovered,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the nakedness <span class="itali">of thy whoredoms</span> shall be discovered,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will be uncovered and the nakedness <span class="itali">of your harlotries</span> your lewdness and your harlotries<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 1:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְךָ֞ אֵ֤שֶׁת <b> זְנוּנִים֙ </b> וְיַלְדֵ֣י זְנוּנִ֔ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to yourself a wife <span class="itali">of harlotry</span> and [have] children<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto thee a wife <span class="itali">of whoredoms</span> and children<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> take A wife <span class="itali">of harlotry</span> and children of harlotry<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 1:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זְנוּנִים֙ וְיַלְדֵ֣י <b> זְנוּנִ֔ים </b> כִּֽי־ זָנֹ֤ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and [have] children <span class="itali">of harlotry;</span> for the land<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and children <span class="itali">of whoredoms:</span> for the land<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of harlotry and children <span class="itali">of harlotry</span> for commits<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 2:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִישָׁ֑הּ וְתָסֵ֤ר <b> זְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙ </b> מִפָּנֶ֔יה וְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And let her put away <span class="itali">her harlotry</span> from her face<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> let her therefore put away <span class="itali">her whoredoms</span> out of her sight,<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> her husband her put <span class="itali">her harlotry</span> her face adultery<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 2:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּֽי־ בְנֵ֥י <b> זְנוּנִ֖ים </b> הֵֽמָּה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Because they are children <span class="itali">of harlotry.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for they [be] the children <span class="itali">of whoredoms.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Because are children <span class="itali">of harlotry</span> like<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 4:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ <b> זְנוּנִים֙ </b> הִתְעָ֔ה וַיִּזְנ֖וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them; For a spirit <span class="itali">of harlotry</span> has led [them] astray,<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto them: for the spirit <span class="itali">of whoredoms</span> hath caused [them] to err,<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> For A spirit <span class="itali">of harlotry</span> has led have played<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 5:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ <b> זְנוּנִים֙ </b> בְּקִרְבָּ֔ם וְאֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For a spirit <span class="itali">of harlotry</span> is within<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for the spirit <span class="itali">of whoredoms</span> [is] in the midst<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> For A spirit <span class="itali">of harlotry</span> is within the LORD<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 3:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמֹּכֶ֤רֶת גּוֹיִם֙ <b> בִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָ </b> וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the many <span class="itali">harlotries</span> of the harlot,<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Because of the multitude <span class="itali">of the whoredoms</span> of the wellfavoured<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sells nations <span class="itali">harlotries</span> and families her sorceries<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2183.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2183.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2183<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/biznuneiha_2183.htm">biz·nū·ne·hā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/liznunim_2183.htm">liz·nū·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mizzenunei_2183.htm">miz·zə·nū·nê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zenunayich_2183.htm">zə·nū·na·yiḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zenunei_2183.htm">zə·nū·nê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zenuneiha_2183.htm">zə·nū·ne·hā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a 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