H2179 זָנַב

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

זָנַב

zânab · zaw-nab'

Definition

to curtail, i.e. cut off the rear

KJV Renderings

smite the hindmost.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root meaning to wag; used only as a denominative from H2180 (זָנָב);

KJV Verses (2)

Deuteronomy 25:18How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.
Joshua 10:19And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.