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זָנָב zanav
Hebrew word for “tail” · Strong’s H2180 · used 11 times in 9 verses
Meaning
tail, end, stump
How it is translated
Glosses given for zanav in context, with how often each is used:
- tail 9
- tails 1
- stumps 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Judges | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Deuteronomy | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Deuteronomy 28 (2), Isaiah 9 (2), Exodus 4 (1), Judges 15 (1), Job 40 (1), Isaiah 7 (1), Isaiah 19 (1)
Forms
- לזנב 2
- זנב 2
- וזנב 2
- בזנבו 1
- הזנבות 1
- זנבו 1
- זנבות 1
- הזנב 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with zanav more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- רֹאשׁ rosh “head” 5
- כִּפָּה kippah “branch” 2
- אַגְמֹן agmon “bulrush” 2
- שָׁמַר shamar “to keep” 2
- שְׁנַיִם shenayim “two” 2
- אֶחָד echad “one” 2
Key verses
The verses using zanav that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 4:4 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
- Deuteronomy 28:13 — And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the…
- Deuteronomy 28:44 — He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
- Judges 15:4 — And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
- Job 40:17 — He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
- Isaiah 7:4 — And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with…
- Isaiah 9:14 — Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
- Isaiah 9:15 — The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
- Isaiah 19:15 — Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
See all 9 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.