Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
fornication
Usage: fornication, harlotry
Strong's Number
H2184
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
4
Strong's H2184 Quick Answer
Strong's H2184 זְנוּת (znuwth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. znuwth (zen-ooth') n-f. 1. adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry [from H2181] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include whoredom, whoredoms, and adultery. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- znuwth (zen-ooth') n-f. 1. adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry [from H2181]
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- whoredom, whoredoms, and adultery
Meaning and Definition
znuwth (zen-ooth') n-f. 1. adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry [from H2181] KJV: whoredom. Root(s): H2181
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2184. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2184 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render znuwth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H2184 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2184 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2184 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2184.
And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.
And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2184, grouped by book.
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H2184 FAQ
What does zenuth (זְנוּת) mean?
Zenuth (Strong's H2184) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "whoredom". znuwth (zen-ooth') n-f. 1. adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry [from H2181]
How many times is zenuth (זְנוּת) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H2184 across 4 books.
Where can I study zenuth (זְנוּת) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2184 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate zenuth (זְנוּת)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as whoredom, whoredoms, and adultery. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.