זָנוֹחַ
𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤇
Zanocha
H2182 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Zanoach: a place name referring to two distinct locations mentioned in the Hebrew Bible; specifically, a town in the lowland territory (Shephelah) assigned to Judah, and another town noted in the list of sites inhabited by the descendants of Judah after the Babylonian exile. The name likely carries the sense of 'rejected' or 'forsaken' if derived from the verbal root, but in lexical use functions as a proper noun for these locations.
Semantic Range
place name (proper noun) for two towns in Judah; possible underlying sense relating to being rejected or set apart, but always as a toponym
Root / Etymology
From the Hebrew root זנח (zanach), meaning 'to reject' or 'to forsake.' In this context, זָנוֹחַ is a toponym (place name) derived from the root, though it is used exclusively as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible and does not function as a common term with the root's verbal meaning.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The town of Zanoach in Judah's Shephelah region is mentioned in Joshua 15:34, Nehemiah 11:30, and Nehemiah 3:13, distinguishing it as part of the post-exilic settlement patterns of the Judean community. The second Zanoach, listed in Joshua 15:56, refers to a site in the hill country of Judah. The meaning of the name may reflect an association with the idea of being 'set apart' or 'abandoned,' but as a place name this is not certain and may reflect traditional toponymic naming conventions rather than a literal description. English Bibles often transliterate the name as Zanoah, but note that 'Palestine' in older English usage refers broadly to the geographic region and is not reflective of political realities in the biblical period. There is no ethnic or religious connotation to the town's inhabitants in the periods referenced. The root meaning ('reject, forsake') is not inherently negative when serving as a place name and may not reflect the social status or history of the settlements.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from זָנַח; rejected; Zanoach, the name of two places in Palestine; Zanoah.
Bantu Hebrew
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זנח (z-n-ḥ) — reject, forsake, cast off, remove
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H2186 | זָנַח | he cast aside |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2182-02 |
זָנוֹחַ֒ | zanocha | HNp |
Zanoah | Zanoach | 3 |
H2182-01 |
וְ/זָנ֨וֹחַ֙ | vezanocha | HC/Np |
and Zanoah | and Zanoach | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2182-01 |
Joshua 15:34 | וְ/זָנ֨וֹחַ֙ | vezanocha | HC/Np |
and Zanoah | and Zanoach |
H2182-01 |
Joshua 15:56 | וְ/זָנֽוֹחַ | vezanocha | HC/Np |
and Zanoah | and Zanoach |
H2182-02 |
Nehemiah 3:13 | זָנוֹחַ֒ | zanocha | HNp |
Zanoah | Zanoach |
H2182-02 |
Nehemiah 11:30 | זָנֹ֤חַ | zanocha | HNp |
Zanoah | Zanoach |
H2182-02 |
1 Chronicles 4:18 | זָנ֑וֹחַ | zanocha | HNp |
Zanoah | Zanoach |