זָנַב
zanav · attack the rear
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2179 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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zanav (זָנַב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “attack the rear”.
Cut off the rear: attack those who go last.
How to say it
za·nav
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To strike the stragglers at the back of a marching column.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Deuteronomy 25:18
how he met you on the way and cut off at your rear all the stragglers behind you, when you were weary and worn out; and he did not fear Elohim.
- Joshua 10:19
But you do not stop; pursue your enemies and cut off their rear guard. Do not let them enter into their cities, for YHWH your Elohim has given them into your hand.”