Zanav זָנַב
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| זָנַב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zanav |
| Strong's number | H2179 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to cut off the tail |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Deuteronomy (1) |
Zanav (Hebrew זָנַב, Strong's H2179) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to cut off the tail”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to cut off
1a) (Piel) to attack the rear, smite the tail
1a) (Piel) to attack the rear, smite the tail
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hindmost (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | they attacked (1), attack them from behind (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Zanav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 25:18How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God.
Joshua
- Joshua 10:19And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).