ze.nut denotes conduct condemned as defiling, corrupting, or requiring removal in the supplied biblical contexts.

The attested use consistently names condemned conduct: it is to cease or be removed, is associated with defilement and pollution, and is described as taking the heart or being borne by later generations.

1. Condemned conduct with defiling consequences · dominant

   The feminine noun occurs in clauses where the conduct is to cease or be removed in Ezekiel 23:27 and Ezekiel 43:9, while in Hosea 4:11 the APB renders it among things that “take the heart.” In Hosea 6:10 the APB renders Ephraim as committing it and Israel as defiled; Jeremiah 3:2 renders the land as polluted with the plural form, and Jeremiah 3:9 connects it with pollution of the land and adultery with stone and tree.

   Ezekiel 23:27Ezekiel 43:9Hosea 4:11Hosea 6:10Jeremiah 3:2Jeremiah 3:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “fornication” or “fornications,” while Jeremiah 13:27 includes “lewd whorings.” These renderings indicate the verses’ presentation rather than a separate meaning for each English expression.