Quoting%20commentary for Sotah 5:2
ומאן דאמר מותר לקנאות מהו לשון קינוי אמר רב נחמן בר יצחק אין קינוי אלא לשון התראה וכן הוא אומר (יואל ב, יח) ויקנא ה' לארצו
but according to him who says that it is permissible to give a warning, what is the meaning of Kinnui? — R. Nahman b. Isaac said: Kinnui means nothing but 'warning;' and thus Scripture states: Then the Lord warned [wa-yekna] his land.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Joel II, 18. (E.V. 'Then the Lord was jealous for his land'.) ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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