לִ/זְנ֖וֹת
𐤋/𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤕
zânâh
to play the whore
To engage in illicit sexual relations, particularly prostitution; by extension, to be sexually unfaithful (especially married women). In extended and metaphorical usage, describes the act of being unfaithful to a covenant relationship, especially between Israelites and their deity, through the pursuit of other deities or practices.
Deuteronomy 22:21 · Word #18
Lexicon H2181
| Lemma | זָנָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤆𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | zânâh |
| Strong's | H2181 |
| Definition | To engage in illicit sexual relations, particularly prostitution; by extension, to be sexually unfaithful (especially married women). In extended and metaphorical usage, describes the act of being unfaithful to a covenant relationship, especially between Israelites and their deity, through the pursuit of other deities or practices. |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to play the whore |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2181-15
to act as a prostitute
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל; verbal noun expressing the act of committing prostitution or sexual unfaithfulness. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל expresses the simple verbal action in its basic stem: "to act as a prostitute" or "to engage in illicit sexual relations." This rendering preserves the root’s primary concrete sense of prostitution without importing contextual nuance. |
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