Lexicon
נִאֻף
ni.uph
H5004
H:N-M Hebrew

adultery

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

ni.uph denotes acts of marital unfaithfulness portrayed amid charges of sexual wrongdoing and impurity.

The two occurrences portray acts of marital unfaithfulness within accusations of sexual wrongdoing: Ezekiel 23:43 speaks of “old adulteries” and further fornication, while Jeremiah 13:27 places them among lewd whorings and abominations.

Senses in use

  1. Acts charged as sexual unfaithfulness · dominant

    In Ezekiel 23:43, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in a statement concerning “old adulteries,” followed by a prediction of further fornication. In Jeremiah 13:27, the masculine plural construct form stands in an accusation that also names neighings, lewd whorings, and abominations; the APB renders the clause “I have seen your adulteries.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “adulteries” in both verses, though the surrounding clauses also use “fornication” and “lewd whorings.” Those surrounding expressions cannot be assigned individually to the lemma.

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