נִאֻףniʼuph
adultery, figurative of idolatrous worship (Ezekiel 23:43; Jeremiah 13:27)
Pronunciation: nee-oof' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5004
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Jeremiah 13:27 I have seen your adultery and lust, and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills. What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem! How long before you are pure?”
- Ezekiel 23:43 Then I said, ‘If they really want to have sex with old worn-out prostitutes like these, let them!’
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).