Strong's Hebrew #2179 - זָנַב zinneb (to cut off or smite the tail)

curtail, smite the hindmost

A primitive root meaning to wag; used only as a denominative from zanab; to curtail, i.e. Cut off the rear -- smite the hindmost.

see HEBREW zanab

1) to cut off
1a) (Piel) to attack the rear, smite the tail
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root meaning to wag; used only as a denominative from H2180
Same Word by TWOT Number: 562

[זִנֵּב] verbdenominative Pi`el cut off, or smite, the tail, only figurative, of hostile attack in war; Perfect consecutive 2 masculine plural וְזִנַּבְתֶּם Joshua 10:19 (followed by אֹתָם); Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְזַנֵּב בְּךָ כָּלהַֿנֶּחֱשָׁלִים Deuteronomy 25:18; in both = attack or smite in the rear.

Strong's Hebrew: 2179. זָנַב (zinneb) — 2 Occurrences

Deuteronomy 25:18
HEB: קָֽרְךָ֜ בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ וַיְזַנֵּ֤ב בְּךָ֙ כָּל־
NAS: you along the way and attacked among you all
KJV: thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, [even] all [that were] feeble
INT: met the way and attacked all the stragglers

Joshua 10:19
HEB: אַחֲרֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם וְזִנַּבְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתָ֑ם אַֽל־
NAS: your enemies and attack them in the rear. Do not allow
KJV: your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer
INT: after your enemies and attack not allow