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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זָחַח H2118
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 It swing out 2× 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 row Exodus 28:28
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Exodus 2
Source forms
יִזַּ֣ח 2x yiz·zaḥ Exodus 28:28, Exodus 39:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 28:28, Exodus 39:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to shove or displace
Source Gloss
to shove or displace
Extended definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 2
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Imperfect Exod 28:28 · Exod 39:21 2×
Word Origins
זָחַח is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain