H2109 זוּן zûwn → Root

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Root of the זון zûwn family (6 members).

To provide sustained food or nourishment; the act of supplying provisions. Used transitively to denote providing what is required for life, including but not limited to feeding with food. Rare or poetically used, the term's semantic range can overlap with the acts of sustaining, supporting, or maintaining, especially with regard to necessities for survival.

Etymology Root זוּן (z-w-n). The basic root meaning is 'to provide or supply,' especially with food or provisions. Though some lexicons speculate a primary sense of 'to be plump' (suggesting well-fed), the direct lexical usage is associated with the act of giving sustenance rather than a state of being. Cognates appear in other Semitic languages with related meanings tied to 'provision, sustenance, food.'

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Bukusu khuzona to herd, to graze (animals) zon-
Kikuyu gũzona to take out animals to graze zon-
Kimeru kuzona to herd animals, to graze livestock zon-
Kiswahili zoma to graze (livestock) zon-/zom-
Logooli (Lulogooli/Vagoli) zona to graze (animals), let out to pasture zon-
Luganda kuzona to herd, to take livestock to graze zon-
Luyia (Oluluyia, Kenya) zona to graze, feed livestock zon-

Family members (6)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

  • H2110 זוּן zûwn unset

    To provide sustenance or nourishment, particularly as an act of provisioning or supplying food; in the Aramaic sections

  • H2126 זִינָא Zina unset

    Zina — a personal name appearing in Israelite genealogical lists. Likely refers to an individual of the tribal groupings

  • H2177 זַן zan unset

    A kind, sort, or class of thing—often used collectively for different types or varieties within a broader category. The

  • H2178 זַן zan unset

    A category or grouping of things or beings sharing common characteristics; a kind, type, or sort. Used in enumerative or

  • H4202 מָזוֹן mâzôwn unset

    Physical sustenance; nourishment or provisions necessary to sustain life, primarily referring to consumable food. In bib

  • H4203 מָזוֹן mâzôwn unset

    Provision of food, sustenance, nourishment. In biblical contexts, מָזוֹן specifically refers to that which is consumed t

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