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It carries a negative connotation, often symbolizing unfaithfulness and idolatry, as it is associated with the illicit and immoral exchange of goods or services.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, prostitution was not only a social issue but also intertwined with religious practices, particularly in pagan temples where ritual prostitution was sometimes practiced. The use of "ethnan" in the Hebrew Bible often serves as a metaphor for Israel's unfaithfulness to God, likening idolatry to spiritual adultery. This reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where faithfulness was paramount.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the wages (of a harlot)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>earnings (4), harlot's wages (2), hire (1), lovers (1), money (3).<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>hire, reward <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/866.htm">'ethnah</a>; a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry) -- hire, reward. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/866.htm">'ethnah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֶתְנַ֖ן אֶתְנַ֥ן אֶתְנַ֨ן אֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙ אֶתְנָ֔ן אֶתְנָ֗ן אֶתְנָֽן׃ אתנן אתנן׃ אתנניה וְאֶתְנַ֛ן וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ ואתנן ואתננה לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה לאתננה מֵאֶתְנַ֤ן מאתנן ’eṯ·nan ’eṯ·nān ’eṯ·nan·ne·hā ’eṯnan ’eṯnān ’eṯnannehā etNan etnanNeiha lə’eṯnannāh lə·’eṯ·nan·nāh leetnanNah mê’eṯnan mê·’eṯ·nan meetNan veetNan veetnanNah wə’eṯnan wə’eṯnannāh wə·’eṯ·nan wə·’eṯ·nan·nāh<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/deuteronomy/23-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 23:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹא־ תָבִיא֩ <b> אֶתְנַ֨ן </b> זוֹנָ֜ה וּמְחִ֣יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> You shall not bring <span class="itali">the hire</span> of a harlot<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Thou shalt not bring <span class="itali">the hire</span> of a whore,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall not bring <span class="itali">the hire</span> of a harlot the wages<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/23-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 23:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צֹ֔ר וְשָׁבָ֖ה <b> לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה </b> וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Then she will go back <span class="itali">to her harlot's wages</span> and will play the harlot<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and she shall turn <span class="itali">to her hire,</span> and shall commit fornication<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/23-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Tyre will go <span class="itali">to her harlot's</span> and will play with<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/23-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 23:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהָיָ֨ה סַחְרָ֜הּ <b> וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ </b> קֹ֚דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Her gain <span class="itali">and her harlot's wages</span> will be set apart<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And her merchandise <span class="itali">and her hire</span> shall be holiness<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/23-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will become her gain <span class="itali">harlot's</span> will be set to the LORD<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/16-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 16:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כַּזּוֹנָ֖ה לְקַלֵּ֥ס <b> אֶתְנָֽן׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in disdaining <span class="itali">money,</span> you were not like a harlot.<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in that thou scornest <span class="itali">hire;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A harlot disdaining <span class="itali">money</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/16-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 16:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זוּנָּ֑ה וּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְ <b> אֶתְנָ֗ן </b> וְאֶתְנַ֛ן לֹ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as you do, because you give <span class="itali">money</span> and no<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and in that thou givest <span class="itali">a reward,</span> and no reward<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> plays give <span class="itali">money</span> money and no<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/16-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 16:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְ אֶתְנָ֗ן <b> וְאֶתְנַ֛ן </b> לֹ֥א נִתַּן־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and no <span class="itali">money</span> is given<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a reward, <span class="itali">and no reward</span> is given<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> give money <span class="itali">money</span> and no is given<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/16-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 16:41</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִזּוֹנָ֔ה וְגַם־ <b> אֶתְנַ֖ן </b> לֹ֥א תִתְּנִי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> longer pay <span class="itali">your lovers.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and thou also shalt give <span class="itali">no hire</span> any more.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> playing will also <span class="itali">your lovers</span> no pay<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 9:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אָהַ֣בְתָּ <b> אֶתְנָ֔ן </b> עַ֖ל כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> You have loved <span class="itali">[harlots]' earnings</span> on every<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thou hast loved <span class="itali">a reward</span> upon every cornfloor.<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your God have loved <span class="itali">earnings</span> on every<p><b><a href="/text/micah/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 1:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֻכַּ֗תּוּ וְכָל־ <b> אֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙ </b> יִשָּׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> All <span class="itali">of her earnings</span> will be burned<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thereof shall be beaten to pieces, <span class="itali">and all the hires</span> thereof shall be burned<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will be smashed All <span class="itali">of her earnings</span> will be burned fire<p><b><a href="/text/micah/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 1:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁמָמָ֑ה כִּ֠י <b> מֵאֶתְנַ֤ן </b> זוֹנָה֙ קִבָּ֔צָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [them] from a harlot's <span class="itali">earnings,</span> And to the earnings<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for she gathered <span class="itali">[it] of the hire</span> of an harlot,<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> desolate for <span class="itali">earnings</span> A harlot's collected<p><b><a href="/text/micah/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 1:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קִבָּ֔צָה וְעַד־ <b> אֶתְנַ֥ן </b> זוֹנָ֖ה יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> earnings, <span class="itali">And to the earnings</span> of a harlot<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and they shall return <span class="itali">to the hire</span> of an harlot.<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> collected and to <span class="itali">the earnings</span> of a harlot will return<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_868.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_868.htm">Strong's Hebrew 868<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/etnan_868.htm">’eṯ·nan — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/etnanneiha_868.htm">’eṯ·nan·ne·hā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/leetnannah_868.htm">lə·’eṯ·nan·nāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meetnan_868.htm">mê·’eṯ·nan — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veetnan_868.htm">wə·’eṯ·nan — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veetnannah_868.htm">wə·’eṯ·nan·nāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><br /><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" 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