זונה
Hebrew edit
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ז־נ־ה (z-n-h) |
Etymology edit
From the root ז־נ־ה . Compare Arabic زِنًى (zinan).
Pronunciation edit
- (זוֹנָה): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): [zoˈna]
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Noun edit
זוֹנָה • (zoná) f (plural indefinite זוֹנוֹת, masculine counterpart זוֹנֶה)
- female prostitute (who has sex for pay)
- slut
- Synonym: שַׁרְמוּטָה
- (rare, obsolete, disputed) female foodmonger[1]
Related terms edit
Verb edit
זוֹנֶה • (zoné)
Verb edit
זוֹנָה • (zoná)
References edit
- Brown, Francis, Driver, Samuel Rolles, Briggs, Charles Augustus (1906) A Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford: Clarendon Press