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Lamentations 3:17

“And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

זָנַחzânach · zaw-nakh'
H2186 · Hebrew
Definition
reject, forsake, fail
Derivation
a primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e.
KJV renderings
cast away (off), remove far away (off).
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • תִּזְנַ֧ח — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3fs
Usage
Occurs 20 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Chronicles 28:92 Chronicles 11:142 Chronicles 29:19Psalms 43:2Psalms 44:10

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זָנַח here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.