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זָנוּן H2183
H2183 is the Hebrew word זָנוּן, transliterated zânûwn and said zaw-noon'. The King James Version most often renders it whoredoms.
What it means
adultery; figuratively, idolatry.
Where it comes from
from H2181 (זָנָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: whoredom.
Verses using זָנוּן
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 38:24 · KJV
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
2 Kings 9:22 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
Ezekiel 23:29 · KJV
And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
Hosea 1:2 · KJV
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
Hosea 2:2 · KJV
Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
Hosea 4:12 · KJV
My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Hosea 5:4 · KJV
They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
Nahum 3:4 · KJV
Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2183 mean?
H2183 is the Hebrew word זָנוּן (zânûwn), meaning adultery; figuratively, idolatry.
How is H2183 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it whoredoms (8 times), whoredom (1 time), through her whoredoms (1 time).
How many times does H2183 appear in the Bible?
זָנוּן (zânûwn) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2183 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2181 (זָנָה).
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