קַנָּאqannâʼ

jealous, only of God (Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 5:9; Exodus 34:14; Deuteronomy 4:24; Deuteronomy 6:15)

Pronunciation: kan-naw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7067

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 20:5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
  • Exodus 34:14 You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you.
  • Deuteronomy 4:24 The Lord your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God.
  • Deuteronomy 5:9 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
  • Deuteronomy 6:15 for the Lord your God, who lives among you, is a jealous God. His anger will flare up against you, and he will wipe you from the face of the earth.
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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).