זָנָב
zânâb · zaw-nawb'
the tail (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2179 (זָנַב) (in the original sense of flapping);
the tail (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: tail.
Letters
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to cut, to sustain › the seed, life continuing › the house, what is within
To cut, to sustain of the seed, life continuing of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זָנָב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- tails2 · 18%
- it by the tail1 · 9%
- and not the tail1 · 9%
- and thou shalt be the tail1 · 9%
- tail1 · 9%
- to tail1 · 9%
- his tail1 · 9%
- and tail1 · 9%
- he is the tail1 · 9%
- or tail1 · 9%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.