2182. Zanoach

Lexicon

Zanoach: Zanoach

Original Word: זָנוֹחַ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Zanowach
Pronunciation: zah-NO-akh
Phonetic Spelling: (zaw-no'-akh)
Definition: Zanoach
Meaning: Zanoach

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Zanoah

From zanach; rejected; Zanoach, the name of two places in Palestine -- Zanoah.

see HEBREW zanach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from zanach
Definition
two cities in Judah
NASB Translation
Zanoah (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

זָנוֺחַ proper name, of a location 1. Zanu±a, southeast ‚orea (Rob^{BR ii. 61} Bd^{Pal 163}) Joshua 15:34; Nehemiah 3:13; Nehemiah 11:30; 1 Chronicles 4:18. 2 a place in the mountains. Joshua 15:56, possibly Zânûta, southwest of Hebron, Guérin^{Judée iii. 200 Survey iii. 404}; but Di thinks this is too far south.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb זָנַח (zanach), meaning "to reject" or "to forsake."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Zanoach, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts and does not appear in the Greek New Testament.

Usage: Zanoach is used in the context of geographical locations in the Old Testament. It appears in the historical and genealogical records of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.

Context: • Zanoach in Judah: Zanoach is mentioned as a town in the lowland region of the tribe of Judah. It is listed among the cities in the Shephelah, a region of rolling hills between the coastal plain and the central highlands. In the book of Joshua, Zanoach is included in the allotment of land given to the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:34). The town is also noted in the post-exilic period when the people of Judah returned from Babylonian captivity. Nehemiah records that the inhabitants of Zanoach participated in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:13).

• Zanoach in Benjamin: Another Zanoach is mentioned in the genealogical records of the tribe of Benjamin. This Zanoach is listed among the descendants of Benjamin, indicating its significance as a familial or clan name within the tribe (1 Chronicles 4:18).

• Archaeological and Historical Context: The exact locations of these towns are not definitively identified in modern times, but they are believed to have been situated in the southern part of ancient Israel. The Zanoach in Judah is often associated with the archaeological site of Khirbet Zanua, located southwest of Jerusalem.

Forms and Transliterations

וְזָנ֙וֹחַ֙ וְזָנֽוֹחַ׃ וזנוח וזנוח׃ זָנ֑וֹחַ זָנֹ֤חַ זָנוֹחַ֒ זנוח זנח vezaNoach wə·zā·nō·w·aḥ wəzānōwaḥ zā·nō·aḥ zā·nō·w·aḥ zaNoach zānōaḥ zānōwaḥ

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:34
HEB: וְזָנ֙וֹחַ֙ וְעֵ֣ין גַּנִּ֔ים
NAS: and Zanoah and En-gannim, Tappuah
KJV: And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah,
INT: and Zanoah and En-gannim Tappuah

Joshua 15:56
HEB: וְיִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיָקְדְעָ֖ם וְזָנֽוֹחַ׃
NAS: and Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah,
KJV: And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
INT: and Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah

1 Chronicles 4:18
HEB: יְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֣י זָנ֑וֹחַ וְאֵ֗לֶּה בְּנֵי֙
NAS: and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
KJV: the father of Zanoah. And these [are] the sons
INT: and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah another and these the sons

Nehemiah 3:13
HEB: חָנוּן֮ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י זָנוֹחַ֒ הֵ֣מָּה בָנ֔וּהוּ
NAS: and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired
KJV: and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built
INT: Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah They built

Nehemiah 11:30
HEB: זָנֹ֤חַ עֲדֻלָּם֙ וְחַצְרֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages,
KJV: Zanoah, Adullam,
INT: Zanoah Adullam and their villages

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2182
5 Occurrences

wə·zā·nō·w·aḥ — 2 Occ.
zā·nō·w·aḥ — 3 Occ.