What does "Jealousy" mean in the Bible?
It is most frequently used to denote a suspicion of conjugal infidelity. Jealousy appears in 19 verses across 8 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Jealousy?
JEAL'OUSY. It is most frequently used to denote a suspicion of conjugal infidelity. 2 Cor 11:2. It is sometimes used for anger or indignation, Ps 79:5; 1 Cor 10:22, or an intense interest for the honor and prosperity of another. Zech 1:14; Zech 8:2. The same term, in a similar sense, is used in speaking of God, for he is represented as a husband, related to his Church by a marriage-covenant that binds her to be wholly for him, and not for another. The more sincere and constant the love, the more sensitive is the heart to the approach of a rival; and the thought of such affection being alienated or corrupted fills the soul with grief and indignation. So God commends the purity, the fervency, and the sincerity of his love to his Church by the most terrific expressions of jealousy. The various significations of the word "jealousy" are denoted usually by its connection. It is one of the strongest passions of our nature. Prov 6:34; Song 8:6. The Image of Jealousy, Eze 8:3, Song of Solomon 8:5, is the same with Tammuz, in Am 8:14. See Tammuz. Jealousy-offering, or Waters of Jealousy. See Adultery.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Jealousy?
Where does Jealousy appear in the Bible?
Jealousy is referenced in 19 verses across 8 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Deuteronomy 29:20
- Ezekiel 8:3
- Ezekiel 8:5
- Ezekiel 16:38
- Ezekiel 16:42
- Ezekiel 35:11
- Isaiah 11:13
- Numbers 5:14
- Numbers 5:15
- Numbers 5:18
- Numbers 5:25
- Numbers 5:29
- Numbers 5:30
- Proverbs 6:34
- Proverbs 27:4
- Psalms 79:5
- Song of Songs 8:6
- Zephaniah 1:18
- Zephaniah 3:8
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Jealousy.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Jealousy?
Jealousy appears in 19 verses across 8 books, most often in Numbers, which accounts for 6 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Jealousy?
Numbers, Ezekiel, Proverbs, Zephaniah, Deuteronomy, Isaiah, Psalms, Song of Songs.
Where can I read every verse about Jealousy?
This page lists 19 of them. Protos carries all 19, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
