What does זוּר · μοιχαλίς mean in the Bible?
זוּר · μοιχαλίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a foreign or forbidden woman representing sexual temptation".
Hebrew · H2114, G3428
זָרָה
To turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner , strange , profane ; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery · an adulteress (literally or figuratively)
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זוּרH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner , strange , profane ; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
Pronunciationzar
Fundamental sense of turning aside or away creates spectrum: spatial alienation (foreigner) through moral estrangement (adultery, profaneness).
Open lexicon entry →μοιχαλίςG3428an adulteress (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationmoichalís
Woman who violates marital covenant; NT applies figuratively to unfaithful Israel/Church
Open lexicon entry →What does זָרָה (zarah) mean in the Bible?
זוּר · μοιχαλίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a foreign or forbidden woman representing sexual temptation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2114, G3428?
H2114, G3428 is connected to 77 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a foreign or forbidden woman representing sexual temptation
Source Gloss
a foreign or forbidden woman representing sexual temptation
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms61
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense4×
PerfectJob 19:13 · Ps 58:4 · Ps 78:30 · Job 19:174×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action2×
PerfectEzek 14:5 · Isa 1:42×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
Participle passivePs 69:91×
Word Origins
זָרָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.