Strong's H2186 · Hebrew
זָנַח
zânach · /zaw-nakh'/
Definition
reject, forsake, fail
KJV: cast away (off), remove far away (off).
Root / derivation: a primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e.
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered זָנַח across 20 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
20 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
2 Chronicles2 verses
For 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.
Psalms10 verses
For 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.
Psalms 60:1To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. Michtam: or, A golden Psalm scattered: Heb. broken
Psalms 60:10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
Psalms 74:1Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? Maschil: or, A Psalm for Asaph to give instruction
Psalms 77:7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Psalms 88:14LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
Psalms 89:38But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
Psalms 108:11Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
Lamentations3 verses
The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. given up: Heb. shut up
Lamentations 3:17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. prosperity: Heb. good
Lamentations 3:31For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
Hosea2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2186 (zânach) mean?
reject, forsake, fail
How many times does H2186 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2186 (זָנַח) appears in 20 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “off.”
How is zânach translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2186 is rendered as “off” (17×), “away” (2×), “cast” (1×), “removed” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word זָנַח come from?
a primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e.