Hebrew · H5004, H5003 · unreviewed

נִאֻפִים

Adultery · to commit adultery ; figuratively, to apostatize

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נִאֻף H5004 adultery
Pronunciation niʾûp
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נָאַף H5003 to commit adultery ; figuratively, to apostatize
Pronunciation naaph
Sexual infidelity metaphorically frames Israel's covenant betrayal with God as marital unfaithfulness.
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What does נִאֻפִים (niufim) mean in the Bible?

נִאֻף · נָאַף is a Hebrew word meaning "adulteries, covenant unfaithfulness".

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Meaning

adulteries, covenant unfaithfulness
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