Strong's Number G3428
Transliteration:
moichalis{moy-khal-is'}
Word Origin:
a prolonged form of the feminine of 3432
TDNT:
4:729,605
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
adulterous 3, adulteress 3, adultery 1
Total: 7
Total: 7
Definition:
- an adulteress
- as the intimate alliance of God with the people of Israel was likened to a marriage, those who relapse into idolatry are said to commit adultery or play the harlot
- fig. equiv. to faithless to God, unclean, apostate
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