To reject
זָנַחStrong’s H2186zanach (za-nach)
Appears in 20 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Zanach is the Hebrew word usually translated “have you rejected us”, “has rejected” and “reject you”. It appears in 20 verses of the Old Testament.
“And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.”
Meaning
- To cast off, reject, spurn(Qal) to reject · (Hiphil) to forcefully reject someone
- To stink, emit stench, become odious(Hiphil) stink (perfect)
How it's translated
- have you rejected us 2
- he has rejected 2
- he will reject you 1
- he had rejected them 1
- he had rejected 1
- have you rejected me 1
- you have rejected 1
- you reject 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 10
- Lamentations 3
- 2 Chronicles 2
- Hosea 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Isaiah 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- 2 Chronicles 11:14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD:
- 2 Chronicles 29:19Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.
- Psalms 43:2For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- Psalms 44:9But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
- Psalms 44:23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
Hebrew dictionary
זָנַח zanach · to reject
1) to cast off, reject, spurn 1a) (Qal) to reject 1b) (Hiphil) to forcefully reject someone
זָנַח zanach · to stink
1) to stink, emit stench, become odious 1a) (Hiphil) stink (perfect)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.