זנה

עברית

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זנה

/zaˈna/ Modern Israeli

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Compare Arabic زَنَى (zanā, “to fornicate/ to lust”).

verb זָנָה · zaná · לִזְנוֹת · זְנִיָּה · זָנוּי

construction pa'al, dated to lust, fornicate, commit adultery וַיֵּשֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּשִּׁטִּים וַיָּחֶל הָעָם לִזְנוֹת אֶל־בְּנוֹת מוֹאָב׃
construction pa'al, dated to go astray וְהָיָה לָכֶם לְצִיצִת וּרְאִיתֶם אֹתוֹ וּזְכַרְתֶּם אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם וְלֹא־תָתוּרוּ אַחֲרֵי לְבַבְכֶם וְאַחֲרֵי עֵינֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּם זֹנִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם׃

In English

fornicate to engage in fornication

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {זנה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%A0%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}