Lexicon
זָנַח
za.nach
H2186B
H:V Hebrew

to stink

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za.nach describes the rivers in Isaiah 19:6 as becoming foul or stinking.

The attested use describes rivers becoming foul in Isaiah 19:6, within a scene of waterways languishing and drying up.

Senses in use

  1. Becoming foul in a river scene · dominant

    In Isaiah 19:6, the Hiphil sequential perfect plural form occurs in the clause about the rivers; the APB renders the verse, “The rivers will stink; they languish and dry up.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 19:6, the APB presents the river scene with “The rivers will stink,”.

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