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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2179 - זָנַב

Transliteration

zânab

Phonetics

zaw-nab'

Origin

a primitive root meaning to wag

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

562

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to cut off
1. (Piel) to attack the rear, smite the tail

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2638 ‑ καταλαμβάνω (kat‑al‑am‑ban'‑o); 2875 ‑ κόπτω (kop'‑to);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

BSB (2)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

CSB (2)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

ESV (2)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

KJV (2)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

LEB (2)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

LSB (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 4

N95 (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

NAS (4)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2125) b n z (זנב ZNB) AC: Tail CO: Tail AB: ?

V) b n z (זנב ZNB) - Tail: To slap, strike or attack the rear. KJV (2): (vf: Piel) hindmost - Strongs: H2179 (זָנַב)

N^m) b n z (זנב ZNB) - Tail: KJV (11): tail - Strongs: H2180 (זָנָב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[זִנֵּב] verbdenominative Pi`el cut off, or smite, the tail, only figurative, of hostile attack in war; Perfect consecutive 2 masculine plural וְזִנַּבְתֶּם Joshua 10:19 (followed by אֹתָם); Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיְזַנֵּב בְּךָ כָּלהַֿנֶּחֱשָׁלִים Deuteronomy 25:18; in both = attack or smite in the rear.

List of Word Forms

וְזִנַּבְתֶּ֖ם וַיְזַנֵּ֤ב וזנבתם ויזנב vayzanNev vezinnavTem way·zan·nêḇ wayzannêḇ wə·zin·naḇ·tem wəzinnaḇtem