Aramaic

Noun

קנא • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural קנא)

1. nest, rookery
2. hive
3. brood

Pronunciation 2

Verb

קנא • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. to get, to gain, to obtain
2. to possess

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (קַנָּא, kaná, qannā)
  • Homophones: קָנָה ‎(kaná), כַּנָּה ‎(kaná)

Adjective

קַנָּא • ‎(kaná, qannā) ‎(feminine קַנָּאָה, masculine plural קַנָּאִים, feminine plural קַנָּאוֹת)

1. jealous, zealous (epithet for God)
   • Deuteronomy 4:24, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵשׁ אֹכְלָה הוּא אֵל קַנָּא׃‎

     kí YHVH 'elohékha 'ésh 'okh'lá hú 'el kaná.
     kī YHWH ʾĕlōhéḵā ʾēš ʾōḵəlā hū ʾēl qannā.

     For the LORD thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

     Dunash ben Labrat, Deror Yikra:

     הֲדוֹךְ קָמַי אֵל קַנָּא בְּמוֹג לֵבָב וּבִמְגִנָּה‎

     hadókh kamái el kaná bemóg leváv uvim'giná

     Conquer those who rise against me, Oh zealous God, fill their hearts with fear and despair

Verb

קִנֵּא • ‎(kiné) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. Defective spelling of קינא