Lexicon
נַאֲפוּף
na.a.phuph
H5005
H:N-M Hebrew

adultery

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na.a.phuph denotes acts of adultery in the clause describing children as born from fornication.

The attested use denotes adultery-related acts in Hosea 2:4, where the construct plural form occurs in the description of children identified with fornication.

Senses in use

  1. Adultery-related acts in a birth description · dominant

    In Hosea 2:4, the construct plural form נַאֲפוּפֶ֖י occurs in the phrase describing the sons' origin or association. The APB renders the verse, "And I will not have compassion on her sons, for they are sons of fornication," though the translation does not isolate this term word-for-word.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hosea 2:4 the APB presents the surrounding description as "sons of fornication." Its exact English contribution for this noun cannot be isolated.

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