Znut (זנות) means prostitution in Hebrew.
It can also mean whoredom. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
prostitution, whoredom
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Znut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קיום יחסי מין ומתן שרותי מין לכל דכפין, באופן מסחרי ותמורת תשלום.
נִאֻפַיִךְ וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַיִךְ זִמַּת זְנוּתֵךְ, עַל-גְּבָעוֹת בַּשָּׁדֶה רָאִיתִי שִׁקּוּצָיִךְ; אוֹי לָךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם, לֹא תִטְהֲרִי אַחֲרֵי מָתַי עֹד.
- 2סלנגמצב של אי־סדר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Znut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זְנוּת
- Written without vowel points
- זנות
- Said
- znut
- Root
- ז־נ־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלוּת
- Gematria
- 463
This is how Znut is said in other languages.
- English
- prostitution, whoredom
- Arabic
- بغاء
- Russian
- проституция
- French
- putasserie, prostitution
- Spanish
- prostitución
- German
- Prostitution
These words mean nearly the same as Znut.
- תזנות
- זנונים
- יצאנות
- המקצוע העתיק בעולם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Znut.
The word Znut comes from the root ז־נ־ה, like these words.
This is where the word Znut comes from.
המילה מופיעה באוגריתית: דנת, במשמעות "מעשי ניאוף",זימה,תאוותנות. בערבית: זָאִנְיָאת, אתיופית: זֶאֵנְיָאת,זֶאֵנֶת, אבלאית: זָנֵתֻם.
These words come before and after Znut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Znut.
What does Znut (זנות) mean in Hebrew?
Znut (זנות) means prostitution and whoredom. It is said znut, with the stress on znut.
What is a synonym for Znut (זנות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Znut (זנות) are תזנות, זנונים, יצאנות, and המקצוע העתיק בעולם.
What rhymes with Znut (זנות)?
Words that rhyme with Znut (זנות) include אומנות, חוט, שירות, התנהגות, מהירות, and פעילות.
Is Znut (זנות) masculine or feminine?
The word Znut (זנות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זנות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.