H2179: זָנַב
zânab · pronounced zaw-nab' · “to cut off the tail”
Definition
to curtail, i.e. cut off the rear
KJV translates it as: smite the hindmost.
Word origin: a primitive root meaning to wag; used only as a denominative from H2180 (זָנָב);
Extended definition
1) to cut off
1a) (Piel) to attack the rear, smite the tail
1a) (Piel) to attack the rear, smite the tail
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2179 is translated
- it attacked in the rear ×1
- you will attack in the rear ×1
Bible verses with H2179 (zânab)
Zânab appears in 2 verses.
- Deuteronomy 25:18
How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.
- Joshua 10:19
And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.