קִנְאָה (qinʾâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning ardour. It appears 43 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7068).

Also rendered

• jealousy

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2038a)

Root family 2038: קָנָא qānāʾ — be jealous, envious, zealous (Piel and Hiphil only). Denominative verb

• קָנָא qānāʾ — be jealous
• קַנָּא qannāʾ — jealous
• קַנּוֹא qannôʾ — jealous

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