זָנָה (zānâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning commit fornication. It appears
93 times
in 19 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2181).
Also rendered
to fornicate
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 563)
Range of meaning (TWOT 563)commit fornication, be a harlot; be, act as a harlot, of improper intercourse with foreign nations, of intercourse with other deities; cause to commit fornication; commit adultery, commit idolatry, harlots; whore, whoredom…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
זָנָהverb: commit fornication, be a harlot
Qal
1.be or act as a harlot
2.figuratively of improper intercourse with foreign nations
3.of intercourse with other deities
4.of moral defection
Hiphil
1.cause to commit fornication
2.commit fornication
Strong's H2181זָנָה: to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah) KJV:(cause to) commit fornication, × continually, × great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.
Strong's H2185זֹנוֹת: harlots KJV:armour.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.