קַנּוֹא
kano · jealous
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7072 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kano (קַנּוֹא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “jealous”.
Not allowing another to share what is one's own. It is said of God, who does not accept that his people serve other gods.
How to say it
ka·no
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Who will not bear his people giving themselves to other gods.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Joshua 24:19
And Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve YHWH, for he is a holy Elohim; he is a jealous El; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.
- Nahum 1:2
A jealous and avenging El is YHWH; avenging is YHWH and a master of fury; avenging is YHWH on his adversaries, and he holds it against his enemies.