זָנַבzânab

Pi`el: cut off, or smite, the tail, only figurative, of hostile attack in war (Joshua 10:19; Deuteronomy 25:18)

Pronunciation: zaw-nab' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2179

Same root

זָנָבzânâb · H2180the tail (literally or figuratively)

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

Deuteronomy 25:18 They attacked you when you were exhausted and weary, and they struck down those who were straggling behind. They had no fear of God.
Joshua 10:19 The rest of you continue chasing the enemy and cut them down from the rear. Don’t give them a chance to get back to their towns, for the Lord your God has given you victory over them.”

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).