זנב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־נ־ב (z-n-b)
1 term

From Proto-Semitic *ḏanab-. Cognate with Arabic ذَنَب (tail, end).

Pronunciation

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Noun

זָנָב • (zanáv) m (plural indefinite זְנָבוֹת, singular construct זְנַב־, plural construct זַנְבוֹת־) [pattern: קָטָל]

1. (anatomy) tail

Declension

Declension of זָנָב

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	זָנָב	first	זְנָבִי		זְנָבֵנוּ
	definite	הַזָּנָב	second	זְנָבְךָ	זְנָבֵךְ	זְנַבְכֶם	זְנַבְכֶן
	construct	זְנַב־	third	זְנָבוֹ	זְנָבָהּ	זְנָבָם	זְנָבָן
plural	indefinite	זְנָבוֹת	first	זנבותיי / זַנְבוֹתַי		זַנְבוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַזְּנָבוֹת	second	זַנְבוֹתֶיךָ	זנבותייך / זַנְבוֹתַיִךְ	זַנְבוֹתֵיכֶם	זַנְבוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	זַנְבוֹת־	third	זַנְבוֹתָיו	זַנְבוֹתֶיהָ	זַנְבוֹתָם	זַנְבוֹתָן

Derived terms

• בַּעַל זָנָב (bá'al zanáv)
• זְנַב סוּס (znáv sús)

References

• “זנב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H2180 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• זנב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he