za.no.ach is a proper name used for a settlement named in territorial lists and for its inhabitants.

The attested proper-name use identifies a settlement: it occurs among place lists in Joshua 15:34, Joshua 15:56, and Nehemiah 11:30, while Nehemiah 3:13 refers to its inhabitants and 1 Chronicles 4:18 names a person as its father.

1. Settlement name and its associated inhabitants · dominant

   All five occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Joshua 15:34 and Joshua 15:56, the APB renders the name within lists of settlements; in Nehemiah 11:30 it appears with places and their villages. Nehemiah 3:13 specifies “the inhabitants of Zanoah” in the rebuilding action, and 1 Chronicles 4:18 calls Jekuthiel “the father of Zanoah.”

   Joshua 15:34Joshua 15:56Nehemiah 11:30Nehemiah 3:131 Chronicles 4:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “Zanoah” in each occurrence: chiefly in settlement lists, and once in the phrase “the inhabitants of Zanoah.” Its wording is a verse-level a whole-verse translation.