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זָנַח

𐤆𐤍𐤇

zânach

H2186 verb

SILEX Entry

Root זנח to push aside, to exclude, to reject, to spurn

Definition

To reject or cast away; primarily denotes the act of pushing aside or excluding someone or something. The verb frequently describes an intentional act of rejection, such as disfavoring or disregarding an object, individual, or group, often in a covenantal or relationship context. In figurative usage, it may also express the idea of forsaking, spurning, or not accepting.

Semantic Range

to reject, to cast off, to spurn, to remove far away, to forsake (esp. in the sense of disfavor), to disown or exclude, to disregard, to thrust aside

Root / Etymology

From the root ז-נ-ח (zanach), which carries the fundamental sense of pushing aside or excluding. The verb form develops from the physical action of thrusting aside to more abstract notions including the rejection or abandonment of people, objects, or ideas. The root pertains specifically to the act of spurning, differentiating it from other verbs of separation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, זָנַח is commonly used to express rejection on the part of a deity towards individuals, communities, or even cultic objects (e.g., altars or offerings). Its most prominent contexts involve divine or human actors rejecting, forsaking, or disowning (e.g., a people, inheritance, or sanctuary). This differs from related roots like עָזַב ('to leave, forsake') in that זָנַח emphasizes the active, often decisive removal, rather than simple abandonment. Over time, the verb retains its forceful sense and does not become a generic term for abandonment; it is generally used with objects of significant relational or covenantal importance. English translations often render the term as 'cast off,' 'reject,' or 'forsake,' but sometimes flatten its active nuance. The word appears in both prose and poetry, e.g., Psalms, prophetic texts, with some occurrence in laments over perceived divine rejection. It rarely refers to simple physical displacement, almost always conveying a sense of deliberate exclusion or spurning. Later Jewish tradition and Greek translation (LXX) renderings sometimes connect the term to ideas of divine rejection, which contribute to post-biblical theological vocabulary but are not inherent in the Hebrew semantic range.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e.; reject, forsake, fail; cast away (off), remove far away (off).

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Root Family

זנח (z-n-ḥ) — push aside, exclude, reject, spurn

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2182 זָנוֹחַ and Zanoach

Word Forms

12 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2186-09 זָ֭נַחְתָּ zanacheta HVqp2ms have rejected you pushed aside 3
H2186-08 זָנַ֥ח zanach HVqp3ms has rejected he pushed aside 3
H2186-11 זְנַחְתָּ֣/נוּ zenachetanu HVqp2ms/Sp1cp cast us off you rejected us 3
H2186-07 יִזְנַ֥ח yizenach HVqi3ms will cast off he will reject 2
H2186-03 תִּזְנַ֥ח tizenach HVqj2ms do reject may you reject 2
H2186-04 וַ/תִּזְנַ֧ח vatizenach HC/Vqw3fs you have removed and she spurned 1
H2186-06 יַזְנִיחֲ/ךָ֥ yazenichakha HVhi3ms/Sp2ms He will cast you off he will cast you aside 1
H2186-10 זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥/נִי zenachetani HVqp2ms/Sp1cs have you rejected me You pushed me aside 1
H2186-12 זְנַחְתִּ֑י/ם zenachetim HVqp1cs/Sp3mp I-have-rejected-them I have rejected them 1
H2186-05 וְ/הֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ veheezenichu HC/Vhq3cp and they will make foul and they cast away 1

Occurrences in Scripture

20 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2186-05 Isaiah 19:6 וְ/הֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ veheezenichu HC/Vhq3cp and they will make foul and they cast away
H2186-08 Hosea 8:3 זָנַ֥ח zanach HVqp3ms has rejected he pushed aside
H2186-08 Hosea 8:5 זָנַח֙ zanach HVqp3ms has rejected he pushed aside
H2186-12 Zechariah 10:6 זְנַחְתִּ֑י/ם zenachetim HVqp1cs/Sp3mp I-have-rejected-them I have rejected them
H2186-10 Psalms 43:2 זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥/נִי zenachetani HVqp2ms/Sp1cs have you rejected me You pushed me aside
H2186-09 Psalms 44:10 זָ֭נַחְתָּ zanacheta HVqp2ms you have rejected you pushed aside
H2186-03 Psalms 44:24 תִּזְנַ֥ח tizenach HVqj2ms do reject may you reject
H2186-11 Psalms 60:3 זְנַחְתָּ֣/נוּ zenachetanu HVqp2ms/Sp1cp You have rejected us you rejected us
H2186-11 Psalms 60:12 זְנַחְתָּ֑/נוּ zenachetanu HVqp2ms/Sp1cp cast us off you rejected us
H2186-09 Psalms 74:1 זָנַ֣חְתָּ zanacheta HVqp2ms have You rejected you pushed aside
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