קנא

קנא

Aramaic

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /qɛnɑʔ/

Noun

קנא • (transliteration needed) m (plural קנא)

1. nest, rookery
2. hive
3. brood

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /qnɑʔ/

Verb

קנא • (transliteration needed)

1. to get, to gain, to obtain
2. to possess

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Hebrew

Root
ק־נ־א‎ (q-n-ʾ)

Pronunciation

• (קַנָּא, kaná, qannā)
  • Homophones: קָנָה‎ (kaná), כַּנָּה‎ (kaná)

Adjective

קַנָּא • (kaná, qannā) (feminine קַנָּאָה‎, masculine plural קַנָּאִים‎, feminine plural קַנָּאוֹת‎)

1. jealous, zealous (epithet for God)
   • Deuteronomy 4:24, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     ‏כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵשׁ אֹכְלָה הוּא אֵל קַנָּא׃‎‎

     kí YHVH 'elohékha 'ésh 'okh'lá hú 'el kaná.
     kī YHWH ʾĕlōhéḵā ʾēš ʾōḵəlā hū ʾēl qannā.

     For the LORD thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

     Dunash ben Labrat, Deror Yikra:

     ‏הֲדוֹךְ קָמַי אֵל קַנָּא בְּמוֹג לֵבָב וּבִמְגִנָּה‎

     hadókh kamái el kaná bemóg leváv uvim'giná

     Conquer those who rise against me, Oh zealous God, fill their hearts with fear and despair

Verb

קִנֵּא • (kiné) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of קינא‎