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Hosea 4:11

“Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

זְנוּתzᵉnûwth · zen-ooth'
H2184 · Hebrew

Definition: adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry
Derivation: from H2181 (זָנָה);
KJV renderings: whoredom.
Grammar: זְנ֛וּת — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
Code HNcfsa
Usage: Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 14:33 Jeremiah 3:2 Jeremiah 3:9 Jeremiah 13:27 Ezekiel 23:27

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זְנוּת here.

Verse 10 Verse 12

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.