What does זָנָב mean in the Bible?
זָנָב is a Hebrew word meaning "the tail (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H2180
זָנָב
The tail (literally or figuratively)
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זָנָב H2180
What does זָנָב mean in the Bible?
זָנָב is a Hebrew word meaning "the tail (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2180?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the tail (2), . . . (1), and tail (1), and the tail (1), by the tail (1).
Where does זָנָב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 4:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Judges (3), Deuteronomy (2), Exodus (1).
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 the tail 2× Deuteronomy 28:13, Deuteronomy 28:44
. . . 1× Judges 15:4
and tail 1× Isaiah 9:14
and the tail 1× Isaiah 9:15
by the tail 1× Exodus 4:4
His tail 1× Job 40:17
of tails 1× Judges 15:4
or tail 1× Isaiah 19:15
stubs 1× Isaiah 7:4
the foxes tail-to-tail 1× Judges 15:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 4:4 בִּזְנָב֑וֹ to by the tail Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:13 לְזָנָ֔ב to the tail Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:44 לְזָנָֽב׃ to the tail Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Judges 15:4 זָנָב֙ to the foxes tail-to-tail Noun - masculine singular Judges 15:4 זָנָ֔ב to . . . Noun - masculine singular Judges 15:4 הַזְּנָב֖וֹת to of tails Article | Noun - masculine plural Job 40:17 זְנָב֣וֹ to His tail Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 7:4 זַנְב֧וֹת to stubs Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 9:14 וְזָנָ֛ב to and tail Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 9:15 הַזָּנָֽב׃ to and the tail Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 4:4
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 3 Job 1 Isaiah 4
Source forms
בִּזְנָב֑וֹ 1x biz·nā·ḇōw Exodus 4:4
הַזָּנָֽב׃ 1x haz·zā·nāḇ Isaiah 9:15
הַזְּנָב֖וֹת 1x haz·zə·nā·ḇō·wṯ Judges 15:4
וְזָנָ֛ב 1x wə·zā·nāḇ Isaiah 9:14
וְזָנָ֖ב 1x wə·zā·nāḇ Isaiah 19:15
זָנָב֙ 1x zā·nāḇ Judges 15:4
זָנָ֔ב 1x zā·nāḇ Judges 15:4
זְנָב֣וֹ 1x zə·nā·ḇōw Job 40:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 9:14, Isaiah 19:15
Noun - masculine singular 2x Judges 15:4
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 28:13, Deuteronomy 28:44
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Judges 15:4
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 9:15
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Isaiah 7:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 40:17
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 4:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the tail (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
the tail (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the tail (literally or figuratively) BDB: tail Usage: tail.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זָנָב is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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