Word Forms
These forms come from “prostitute” and change to fit the sentence.
- prostitutebase form
- prostitutedpast and past participle
- prostitutesplural, third-person singular present
- prostitutingpresent participle
prostitute
WEB 88 appearances
KJV 1 appearances
A prostitute is a person who sells their body for money.
Biblical Usage
The Bible talks about prostitutes to show real sin and bad choices. Sometimes, the Bible also uses this word to describe God's people when they leave God to worship fake idols.
WEB Representative Scriptures
Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?”Genesis 38:21 (WEB)
There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.Deuteronomy 23:17 (WEB)
“‘“How weak is your heart,” says the Lord GOD, “since you do all these things, the work of an impudent prostitute;Ezekiel 16:30 (WEB)
KJV Representative Scripture
¶ Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.Leviticus 19:29 (KJV)