Lexical Definition

‎זָנוֹחַ‎ Zânôwach (zaw-no'-akh) Zanoah ^N:N--L
from ‎זָנַח‎; rejected

Zanoah.

• § Zanoah = "cast off"
• Zanoach, the name of two places in Palestine

1) a city in the low country of Judah
2) a city in the mountains of Judah, perhaps southwest of Hebron

Extended Information

• a city in the mountains of Judah, perhaps southwest of Hebron

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎זָנוֺחַ‎

proper name, of a location 1. Zanu±a, southeast ‚orea (Rob^{BR ii. 61} Bd^{Pal 163}) Josh 15:34; Neh 3:13; Neh 11:30; 1Chr 4:18.

2. a place in the mountains. Josh 15:56, possibly Zânûta, southwest of Hebron, Guérin^{Judée iii. 200 Survey iii. 404}; but Di thinks this is too far south.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Zanoah_2 • A town in the hill country of Judah

Zanoah, a town in the hill country of Judah, mentioned in the list of cities allotted to the tribe (Josh. 15:56).

• A location only mentioned at Jos.15.56;
• only referred to as Zanoah זָנוֹחַ.
  

Zanoah is mentioned in Joshua 15:56 as one of the towns in the hill country of Judah, along with other cities such as Maon, Carmel, and Ziph. This Zanoah is distinct from the Zanoah mentioned in Joshua 15:34, which was located in the Judean lowlands (Shephelah). The exact location of the hill country Zanoah is not specified in the Bible, but it was situated within the tribal territory of Judah, in the central highlands of Canaan. No further information about this Zanoah is provided in the Bible, and the town is not mentioned in any other context. The inclusion of Zanoah in the list of Judah's hill country towns demonstrates the thoroughness of the biblical record in documenting the allotment of the land to the tribes of Israel, even when mentioning relatively obscure places.

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