envious, envy passionate, zealous 2 realizations FAMILY: Afro-Asiatic
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Hebrew
lexeme qinnēʔ
meaning 1 to be envious, jealous of (with bə-)

wa-yəhī-lō miqnē ṣōʔn wū-miqnē bāqār wa-ʕǎbudā rabbā wa-yəqanʔū ʔōtō pəlīštīm (Gen. 26:14)


For he(Isaac) had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

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meaning 2 to be zealous of; to campaign for, inveigh against; to fight for, support (with lə-)

wa-yyōʔmär ʔēlay ha-mmalʔāk ha-ddōbēr bī qərāʔ lə-ʔmōr kō ʔāmar YHWH ṣəbāʔōt qinnēʔtī lī-rūšālam wū-lə-ṣiyyōn qinʔā gədōlā (Zech. 1:14) 



So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

reference HALOT: 1109
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PWS *ḳnˀ 'to be jealous' [Kogan 2015: 88].

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme ḳanʔa
meaning 1 to be envious wa-ʔaṭraya ʔabāgəʕa wa-ʔalhəmta wa-garāwəha bəzuḫa wa-ḳanʔu lāʕlehu sabʔa fələsṭəʔem (Gen. 26:14)

He came to possess sheep and cows and many fields, and the people of Philistine started to envy him.

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meaning 2 to be zealous, be eager ʔəsma ḳanʔa la-ʔamlāku wa-ʔastasraya la-daḳiḳa ʔəsrāʔel (Num. 25:13); ḳanāʔku lāʕla ʔiyarusālem ʕabiya ḳənʔata (Zach. 1:14)

Because he was zealous for the honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites; I am very jealous for Jerusalem.

reference CDG: 433 LLA: 445
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