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It conveys a sense of zealous protection and exclusive devotion. This jealousy is not akin to human envy but reflects God's passionate commitment to His covenant relationship with His people. It underscores His intolerance of idolatry and unfaithfulness, emphasizing His desire for His people to worship Him alone.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, deities were often seen as having human-like emotions, including jealousy. However, the biblical portrayal of God's jealousy is unique. It is rooted in the covenant relationship between Yahweh and Israel, where God is depicted as a husband to His people. This metaphor highlights the seriousness of idolatry, akin to marital unfaithfulness. God's jealousy is thus a protective and righteous zeal for His people's fidelity and well-being.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/7068.htm">qinah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>jealous<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>jealous (2).<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">קַנּוֺא</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> id.; — <font class="hebrew2">אֵל קַנּוֺא</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/24-19.htm">Joshua 24:19</a> (E) (compare <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/6-15.htm">Deuteronomy 6:15</a> above), <a href="/interlinear/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">נֹקֵם</font>). <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>jealous <p>For <a href="/hebrew/7067.htm">qanna'</a>; jealous or angry -- jealous. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7067.htm">qanna'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>קַנּ֣וֹא קַנּ֤וֹא קנוא kanNo qan·nō·w qannōw<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/joshua/24-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 24:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ה֑וּא אֵֽל־ <b> קַנּ֣וֹא </b> ה֔וּא לֹֽא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> God. <span class="itali">He is a jealous</span> God;<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> God; <span class="itali">he [is] a jealous</span> God;<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/24-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he God <span class="itali">jealous</span> he He will not<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 1:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אֵ֣ל <b> קַנּ֤וֹא </b> וְנֹקֵם֙ יְהוָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">A jealous</span> and avenging God<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> God <span class="itali">[is] jealous,</span> and the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God <span class="itali">A jealous</span> and avenging God<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7072.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7072.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7072<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kanno_7072.htm">qan·nō·w — 2 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'; 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