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In the biblical context, it is used to describe individuals who deviate from the covenantal faithfulness expected by God, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. The term can also symbolize spiritual unfaithfulness, where Israel is depicted as a harlot in its idolatry and abandonment of God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, prostitution was both a social and religious issue. While it was a means of survival for some women, it was also condemned as a violation of the covenantal relationship with God. The practice was often associated with pagan worship, where ritual prostitution was sometimes part of the religious rites. The prophets frequently used the imagery of harlotry to describe Israel's unfaithfulness to Yahweh, emphasizing the seriousness of idolatry and spiritual adultery.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>fem. pl. part. of <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm">zanah</a>, q.v.<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">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>armour <p>Regarded by some as if from <a href="/hebrew/2109.htm">zuwn</a> or an unused root, and applied to military equipments; but evidently the feminine plural active participle of <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm">zanah</a>; harlots -- armour. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2109.htm">zuwn</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm">zanah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַזֹּנ֖וֹת והזנות זֹנ֖וֹת זנות vehazzoNot wə·haz·zō·nō·wṯ wəhazzōnōwṯ zō·nō·wṯ zoNot zōnōwṯ<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/1_kings/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 3:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁתַּ֛יִם נָשִׁ֥ים <b> זֹנ֖וֹת </b> אֶל־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> two women <span class="itali">armour</span> to the king<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/22-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 22:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ דָּמ֔וֹ <b> וְהַזֹּנ֖וֹת </b> רָחָ֑צוּ כִּדְבַ֥ר</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and they washed <span class="itali">his armour;</span> according unto the word<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/22-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the dogs his blood <span class="itali">his armour</span> bathed to the word<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2185.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2185.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2185<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vehazzonot_2185.htm">wə·haz·zō·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zonot_2185.htm">zō·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/2184.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2184"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2184" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/2186.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2186"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2186" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>