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Lexicon :: Strong's H2180 - zānāḇ

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זָנָב
Transliteration
zānāḇ
Pronunciation
zaw-nawb'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From זָנָב (H2179) (in the original sense of flapping)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 562a

Strong’s Definitions

זָנָב zânâb, zaw-nawb'; from H2179 (in the original sense of flapping); the tail (literally or figuratively):—tail.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2180 in the following manner: tail (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2180 in the following manner: tail (11x).

  1. tail, end, stump

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָנָב zânâb, zaw-nawb'; from H2179 (in the original sense of flapping); the tail (literally or figuratively):—tail.
STRONGS H2180: Abbreviations
† זָנָב noun masculineJudges 15:4 tail, also (figurative) end, stump (Late Hebrew id., Assyrian zibbatu HomNS 368, Ethiopic ዘነብ፡ Arabic ذَنَبً, Aramaic axBnvuD, דּוּנְבָּא, דַּנְבָּא) — ז׳ absolute Judges 15:4 (twice in verse) + 5 times; suffix זְנָבוֺ Job 40:17; plural זְנָבוֺת Judges 15:4; construct זַנְבוֺת Isaiah 7:4; —
1. a. tail of fox Judges 15:4 (3 times in verse), of serpent Exodus 4:4 (J), of hippopotamus Job 40:17;
b. figurative of common people, opposed to rulers Isaiah 9:13; Isaiah 19:15 (in both, ראֹשׁ וְזָנָב, || וְאַגְמוֺן כִּפָּה; Isaiah 9:14 is incorrect gloss); of subject-people (opposed to ראֹשׁ) Deuteronomy 28:13, 44.
2. end, stump (of firebrand, אוּד) in metaphor Isaiah 7:4.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

4:4

Deuteronomy

28:13; 28:44

Judges

15:4; 15:4; 15:4; 15:4

Job

40:17; 40:17

Isaiah

7:4; 7:4; 9:13; 9:14; 19:15

H2180

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Strong's Number H2180 matches the Hebrew זָנָב (zānāḇ),
which occurs 11 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:4 - Then the LORD said to him, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:13 - The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:44 - They will lend to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, but you will be the tail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:4 - So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail in pairs. He then fastened a torch to every pair of tails,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:17 - Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:14 - So the LORD will cut off from Israel both head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:15 - the elders and dignitaries are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:15 - There is nothing Egypt can do— head or tail, palm branch or reed.
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