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Judges 16:1

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Masoretic Text 1524

H1980 Then went וילך

H8123 Samson שׁמשׁון

H5804 to Gaza עזתה

H7200 and saw וירא

H8033 there שׁם

H802 an harlot אשׁה

H2181 זונה

H935 in ויבא

H413 unto אליה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

Then

H1980 went

H8123 Samson

H5804 Gaza

and

H7200 saw

H8033 there

H802 harlot

and

H1980 went

H935 in

H413 unto

her

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H2181

Hebrew: זָנָה

Transliteration: zânâh

Pronunciation: zaw-naw'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: (cause to) commit {fornication} X-(idiom) {continually} X-(idiom) {great} (be {an} play the) {harlot} (cause to {be} play the) {whore} ({commit} fall to) {whoredom} (cause to) go {a-whoring} whorish.

Definition:

to commit adultery (usually of the {female} and less often of simple {forniciation} rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)

1. to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot

a. (Qal)

1. to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication

2. to commit adultery

3. to be a cult prostitute

4. to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)

b. (Pual) to play the harlot

c. (Hiphil)

1. to cause to commit adultery

2. to force into prostitution

3. to commit fornication

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906