the Week of Proper 17 / Ordinary 22
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Strong's #5003 - נָאַף
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- to commit adultery
- (Qal)
- to commit adultery
- usually of man
- always with wife of another
- adultery (of women) (participle)
- usually of man
- idolatrous worship (figuratively)
- to commit adultery
- (Piel)
- to commit adultery
- of man
- adultery (of women) (participle)
- idolatrous worship (figuratively)
- to commit adultery
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2365) pan (נאפ NAP) AC: Adultery CO: ? AB: ?: [from: pa- heated passion]
V) pan (נאפ NAP) - Adultery: To commit adultery. KJV (31): (vf: Paal, Piel, Participle) adultery, adulterer, adulteress, adulterous, break wedlock - Strongs: H5003 (נָאַף)
edm) pfain (ניאופ NYAWP) - Adultery: KJV (2): adulteries - Strongs: H5004 (נִאֻפִים)
ldm) pfpan (נאפופ NAPWP) - Adultery: KJV (1): adulteries - Strongs: H5005 (נַאֲפוּפִים)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִנְאַף Leviticus 20:10 (twice in verse); 3 masculine plural וַיִּנְאָ֑פוּ Jeremiah 5:7 3t. Imperfect; Infinitive absolute נָאוֺף Jeremiah 23:14; נָאֹף Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9; Participle נֹאֵף Proverbs 6:32; Job 24:15; feminine singular נֹאָ֑פֶת Leviticus 20:10; feminine plural נֹאֲפוֺת Ezekiel 16:38 2t.; —
1 literally commit adultery:
a. usually of man, always with wife of another; with accusative woman, Leviticus 20:10 (twice in verse) (H), Proverbs 6:32; elsewhere absolute Exodus 20:14 = Deuteronomy 5:17 (Ten Words), Jeremiah 5:7; Jeremiah 7:9; Jeremiah 23:14; Hosea 4:2; participle masculine Leviticus 20:10 (H), Job 24:15.
b. of women, only participle Leviticus 20:10 (H), Ezekiel 16:38; Ezekiel 23:45 (twice in verse).
2 figurative of idolatrous worship, את האבן ואת העץ Jeremiah 3:9.
Piel Perfect 3 feminine singular נִאֲפָה Jeremiah 3:8; 3 masculine plural נִאֵ֑פוּ Ezekiel 23:37 (twice in verse); Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְנַאֲפוּ Jeremiah 29:23; 3 feminine plural תְּנָאַפְנָה Hosea 4:13,14; Participle מְנָאֵף Isaiah 57:3; plural מְנָאֲפִים Jeremiah 9:1 4t.; feminine מְנָאָ֑פֶת Proverbs 30:20 2t.; —
1 literally commit adultery:
a. of man, with accusative woman, Jeremiah 29:23; absolute Ezekiel 23:37; pt plural Jeremiah 9:2; Jeremiah 23:10; Hosea 7:4; Malachi 3:5; Psalm 50:18.
b. of woman, absolute Hosea 4:13,14; participle Hosea 3:1; Proverbs 30:20; plural Ezekiel 16:32.
2 figurative of idolatrous worship, אֶתגִּֿלּוּלֵיהֶם Ezekiel 23:37; absolute Jeremiah 3:8, זֶאֶרַעמְנָאֵף Isaiah 57:3.
נָאַף fut. יִנְאַף, and Piel נִאֵף, part. מְנָאֵף, to commit adultery, used both of the male and female, Exodus 20:13, followed by an acc., to commit adultery with a woman, Proverbs 6:32; Leviticus 20:10; Jeremiah 29:23. In the same manner as זָנָה to commit fornication, it is applied to the turning aside of Israel from the true God to the worship of idols, Jeremiah 3:8, אֲשֶׁר נִאֲפָה מְשֻׁבָה יִשְׂרָאֵל “because rebellious Israel commits adultery;” Jeremiah 5:7, 9:1 23:14. Followed by an acc. Jeremiah 3:9, וַתִּנְאַף אֶת־הָאֶבֶן וְאֶת־הָעֵץ “and she commits adultery with stone and wood;” Ezekiel 23:37. Hence