Strong's Lexicon

H2180

H2180 — זָנָב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewzanabnoun mascOccurrences: 11TWOT: 562a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2180
Word:	זָנָב
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H2179 (in the original sense of flapping)
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	11
Transliteration:	zanab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	zaw-nawb'
Meaning:	1. the tail (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:	tail.

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זָנָב noun masculine^{Judg 15:4} tail, also (figurative) end, stump (Late Hebrew id., Assyrian zibbatu Hom^{NS 368}, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 1517] Arabic [untranscribed source text 1518], Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1519], דּוּנְבָּא, דַּנְבָּא) — ׳ ז absolute Judg 15:4 (twice in verse) + 5 t.; suffix זְנָבוֺ Job 40:17 plural זְנָבוֺת Judg 15:4 construct זַנְבוֺת Isa 7:4 —

a. tail of fox Judg 15:4 (3 t. in verse), of serpent Exod 4:4 ( J ), of hippopotamus Job 40:17

b. figurative of common people, opposed to rulers Isa 9:13; Isa 19:15 (in both, ראֹשׁ וְזָנָב, || כִּפָּה וְאַגְמוֺן; Isa 9:14 is incorrect gloss); of subject-people (opposed to ראֹשׁ) Deut 28:13; Deut 28:44.

2. end, stump (of firebrand, אוּד) in metaphor Isa 7:4.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זנב (zah-nahv’)

Exodus 4:4

KJV: 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:

EHCC: Put ha thine hand, and take it by the

Deuteronomy 28:13

KJV: 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 commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

EHCC: make thee the head, and not the tail;

Isaiah 7:4

KJV: 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 Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.neither…: Heb. let not thy heart be tender

EHCC: the two fails of these smoking firebrands,

Isaiah 9:14

KJV: Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

EHCC: (13). cut off from Israel head and tail,

Isaiah 19:15

KJV: Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.

EHCC: which the head or tail, branch