זָנַח
za.nach
“to reject”
Definition
reject, forsake, fail
a primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e.
- to cast off, reject, spurn 1a) (Qal) to reject 1b) (Hiphil) to forcefully reject someone
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Occurrences
זָנַח appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”
He has rejected your calf, O Samaria.My anger burns against them.How long will they beincapable of innocence?
The Lord has rejected His altar;He has abandoned His sanctuary;He has delivered the walls of her palacesinto the hand of the enemy.They have raised a shout in the house of the LORDas on the day of an appointed feast.
For the Lord will notcast us off forever.
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