Strong's H5003 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: נָאַף (nâʼaph)

Pronunciation: naw-af'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

Definition: to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize

KJV Renderings: adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.

Senses

1. to commit adultery
1. (Qal)
2. to commit adultery
1. usually of man
2. always with wife of another
3. adultery (of women) (participle)
3. idolatrous worship (fig.)
4. (Piel)
5. to commit adultery
1. of man
2. adultery (of women) (participle)
6. idolatrous worship (fig.)

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.