Lectionary Calendar

Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13

video advertismenet

Attention!

StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

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