What does זָחַח mean in the Bible?
זָחַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to shove or displace".
Hebrew · H2118
זָחַח
To shove or displace
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זָחַחH2118
What does זָחַח mean in the Bible?
זָחַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to shove or displace".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2118?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include swing out (2).
Where does זָחַח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itswing out2×Exodus 28:28, Exodus 39:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 28:28
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Exodus2
Source forms
יִזַּ֣ח2xyiz·zaḥExodus 28:28, Exodus 39:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xExodus 28:28, Exodus 39:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to shove or displace
Source Gloss
to shove or displace
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to shove or displace BDB: remove Usage: loose.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action2×
ImperfectExod 28:28 · Exod 39:212×
Word Origins
זָחַח is a primitive root - no further derivation.