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The Hebrew word for tail is "zanav," and the Greek equivalent is "oura." The concept of the tail is often associated with animals, but it also carries symbolic meanings in prophetic and apocalyptic literature.<br><br><b>Literal Usage</b><br><br>The literal use of "tail" in the Bible typically refers to the physical appendage of an animal. For example, in the book of Exodus, the tail of a serpent is mentioned in the context of Moses' encounter with God at the burning bush. God instructs Moses to throw his staff on the ground, and it becomes a serpent. Moses is then told, "Stretch out your hand and take it by the tail" (<a href="/exodus/4-4.htm">Exodus 4:4</a>). This passage highlights the miraculous power of God and Moses' obedience.<br><br>In the book of Leviticus, the tail of a sacrificial animal is also mentioned. The fat tail of a sheep is considered a valuable part of the offering: "From the fellowship offering, he is to bring a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD: the fat, the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them" (<a href="/leviticus/3-9.htm">Leviticus 3:9</a>). This indicates the importance of offering the best portions to God.<br><br><b>Metaphorical and Symbolic Usage</b><br><br>The tail is used metaphorically in several biblical passages to convey ideas of subordination, deception, or destruction. In <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Deuteronomy 28:13</a>, the blessings and curses associated with obedience and disobedience to God's commandments are described: "The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God" . Here, being the "head" signifies leadership and blessing, while being the "tail" implies subjugation and curse.<br><br>In the prophetic literature, the tail is often used symbolically to represent false prophets or leaders who lead people astray. <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Isaiah 9:15-16</a> states, "The elder and dignitary are the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail. For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up" . This passage underscores the danger of false teachings and the responsibility of leaders to guide their people in truth.<br><br>In the apocalyptic imagery of Revelation, the tail is used to describe the destructive power of demonic forces. <a href="/revelation/9-10.htm">Revelation 9:10</a> describes the locusts with tails like scorpions: "They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months" . This vivid imagery emphasizes the torment and suffering inflicted by these forces during the end times.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The concept of the tail in the Bible serves as a multifaceted symbol, representing both literal and metaphorical ideas. Whether illustrating the physical characteristics of animals, the consequences of obedience or disobedience, or the deceptive nature of false prophets, the tail is a significant element in biblical narratives and teachings.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) The hindmost appendage of an animal<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">TAIL</span><p>tal ('alyah; zanabh; oura): The broad tail of the Syrian sheep, wrongly rendered "rump" (which see) in the King James Version, is mentioned as one of the portions of sacrifice which was burned on the altar as a sweet savor to God (<a href="/exodus/29-22.htm">Exodus 29:22</a>). The 2nd Hebrew word is used of the tails of serpents (<a href="/exodus/4-4.htm">Exodus 4:4</a>), of foxes, which Samson tied together in his cruel sport, in order to destroy the grainfields of the Philistines by means of attached firebrands (<a href="/judges/15-4.htm">Judges 15:4</a>, etc.). The following seems to be an allusion to this incident: "Fear not, neither let thy heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah" (<a href="/isaiah/7-4.htm">Isaiah 7:4</a>).<br><br>Figurative: "Tail" = inferiority, as opposed to "head" = superiority, leadership. "Yahweh will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Yahweh" (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Deuteronomy 28:13</a>; compare also 28:44).<br><br>In the New Testament we find oura used of the apocalyptic animals, scorpions, horses, and the dragon (<a href="/revelation/9-10.htm">Revelation 9:10, 19</a>; <a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Revelation 12:4</a>).<br><br>H. L. E. Luering<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3769.htm"><span class="l">3769. oura -- a <b>tail</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> oura. 3770 . a <b>tail</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: oura Phonetic<br> Spelling: (oo-rah') Short Definition: a <b>tail</b> Definition: a <b>tail</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3769.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4525.htm"><span class="l">4525. saino -- to wag the <b>tail</b>, hence to greet, flatter, disturb</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to wag the <b>tail</b>, hence to greet, flatter, disturb. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:<br> saino Phonetic Spelling: (sah'-ee-no) Short Definition: I move, disturb <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4525.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2180.htm"><span class="l">2180. zanab -- <b>tail</b>, end, stump</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2179, 2180. zanab. 2181 . <b>tail</b>, end, stump. Transliteration: zanab Phonetic<br> Spelling: (zaw-nawb') Short Definition: <b>tail</b>. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2180.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/451.htm"><span class="l">451. alyah -- the fat <b>tail</b> (of sheep)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 450, 451. alyah. 452 . the fat <b>tail</b> (of sheep). Transliteration: alyah<br> Phonetic Spelling: (al-yaw') Short Definition: <b>tail</b>. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/451.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2179.htm"><span class="l">2179. zinneb -- to cut off or smite the <b>tail</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2178, 2179. zinneb. 2180 . to cut off or smite the <b>tail</b>. Transliteration:<br> zinneb Phonetic Spelling: (zaw-nab') Short Definition: rear. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2179.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1709.htm"><span class="l">1709. dag -- a fish</span></a><br><b>...</b> or perhaps rather from da'ag (as timid); but still better from da'ag (in the sense<br> of squirming, ie Moving by the vibratory action of the <b>tail</b>); a fish (often <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1709.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/tertullian/scorpiace_antidote_for_the_scorpions_sting/chapter_vii_if_the_scorpion.htm"><span class="l">If the Scorpion, Swinging his <b>Tail</b> in the Air...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter VII. If the scorpion, swinging his <b>tail</b> in the air? If the scorpion,<br> swinging his <b>tail</b> in the air, still reproach us with <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../scorpiace antidote for the scorpions sting/chapter vii if the scorpion.htm</font><p><a href="/library/methodius/the_banquet_of_the_ten_virgins_or_concerning_chastity/chapter_x_the_dragon_the_devil.htm"><span class="l">The Dragon, the Devil; the Stars Struck from Heaven by the <b>Tail</b> of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter X."The Dragon, the Devil; The Stars Struck from Heaven by the <b>Tail</b> of the<br> Dragon, Heretics; The Numbers of the Trinity, that Is, the Persons Numbered <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter x the dragon the devil.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/scorpiace_antidote_for_the_scorpions_sting/chapter_i_the_earth_brings.htm"><span class="l">The Earth Brings Forth, as if by Suppuration...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And yet to smite with the <b>tail</b>"which <b>tail</b> will be whatever is prolonged from the<br> hindmost part of the body, and scourges"is the one movement which they all <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../scorpiace antidote for the scorpions sting/chapter i the earth brings.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/24_be_it_so_let.htm"><span class="l">Be it So; Let it be Conceded that These Most Unfortunate Cattle <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> extension of the gut by which the excrements are given off after being drained of<br> all their nourishing juices; while the offa penita is a beast's <b>tail</b> cut off <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/24 be it so let.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mede/a_key_to_the_apocalypse/the_meaning_3.htm"><span class="l">The Meaning</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And his <b>tail</b> drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them upon the<br> earth." This is the sign or image of the heathen Roman empire worshipping the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the meaning 3.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ugolino/the_little_flowers_of_st_francis_of_assisi/chapter_iii_how_by_the.htm"><span class="l">How, by the Contrivance of the Devil, Brother Juniper was <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> by his fury, would examine no further, but without delay condemned Brother Juniper,<br> as a traitor and murderer, to be fastened to a horse's <b>tail</b>, and so dragged <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ugolino/the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter iii how by the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_sovereignty_of_god/chapter_seven_gods_sovereignty_and.htm"><span class="l">God's Sovereignty and the Human Will</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Or, is the will connected with the other faculties, as the <b>tail</b> of the serpent is<br> with his body, and that again with his head, so that where the head goes, the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pink/the sovereignty of god/chapter seven gods sovereignty and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/huxley/lay_sermons_addresses_and_reviews/vi_on_the_study_of.htm"><span class="l">On the Study of Zoology.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Why, I observe that this part which we call the <b>tail</b> of the lobster, is made<br> up of six distinct hard rings and a seventh terminal piece. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/vi on the study of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/acts_of_the_holy_apostle_thomas/about_the_dragon_and_the.htm"><span class="l">About the Dragon and the Young Man.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And when the apostle had thus spoken, behold, a great dragon came forth from his<br> den, knocking his head, and brandishing his <b>tail</b> down to the ground, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/acts of the holy apostle thomas/about the dragon and the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/victorinus/commentary_on_the_apocolypse_of_the_blessed_john/from_the_twelfth_chapter.htm"><span class="l">From the Twelfth Chapter.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4. "And his <b>tail</b> drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them upon<br> the earth."] Now, that he says that the dragon's <b>tail</b> drew the third part of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../commentary on the apocolypse of the blessed john/from the twelfth chapter.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/tail.htm"><span class="l"><b>Tail</b> (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The hindmost appendage of an animal. Int.<br> Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>TAIL</b>. tal ('alyah; zanabh; oura <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tail.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fat-tail.htm"><span class="l">Fat-<b>tail</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Fat-<b>tail</b>. Fats, Fat-<b>tail</b>. Fatted . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Fat-<b>tail</b> (1 Occurrence). Exodus 29:22 Also of the ram shalt <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fat-tail.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/entrails.htm"><span class="l">Entrails (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 29:22 Also you shall take some of the ram's fat, the fat <b>tail</b>, the fat that<br> covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/entrails.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/innards.htm"><span class="l">Innards (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 29:22 Also you shall take some of the ram's fat, the fat <b>tail</b>, the fat that<br> covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/innards.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/covers.htm"><span class="l">Covers (50 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 29:22 Also you shall take some of the ram's fat, the fat <b>tail</b>, the fat that<br> covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/covers.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/inner.htm"><span class="l">Inner (141 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 29:22 Also you shall take some of the ram's fat, the fat <b>tail</b>, the fat that<br> covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/inner.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lobe.htm"><span class="l">Lobe (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 29:22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat, and the fat <b>tail</b>, and the<br> fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lobe.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tails.htm"><span class="l">Tails (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Judges 15:4 Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches, and turned<br><b>tail</b> to <b>tail</b>, and put a torch in the midst between every two tails. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tails.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rump.htm"><span class="l">Rump (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the aitchbone<br> piece. 3. (n.) The hind or <b>tail</b> end; a fag-end; a remnant. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rump.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/redundance.htm"><span class="l">Redundance (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 29:22 And thou hast taken from the ram the fat, and the fat <b>tail</b>, and the<br> fat which is covering the inwards, and the redundance on the liver, and the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/redundance.htm - 10k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/head-not-the-tail.html">What does it mean that you are the head and not the tail in Deuteronomy 28:13? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/mermaids-Bible.html">Are mermaids mentioned in the Bible? Do mermaids exist? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/behemoth.html">What is the behemoth? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/tail.htm">Tail: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Tail (16 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Revelation 12:4</a></span><br />His <span class="boldtext">tail</span> drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/4-4.htm">Exodus 4:4</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Moses, "Put forth your hand, and take it by the <span class="boldtext">tail</span>." He put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/29-22.htm">Exodus 29:22</a></span><br />Also you shall take some of the ram's fat, the fat <span class="boldtext">tail</span>, the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/3-9.htm">Leviticus 3:9</a></span><br />He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire <span class="boldtext">tail</span> fat, he shall take away close to the backbone; and the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/7-3.htm">Leviticus 7:3</a></span><br />He shall offer all of its fat: the fat <span class="boldtext">tail</span>, and the fat that covers the innards,<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/8-25.htm">Leviticus 8:25</a></span><br />He took the fat, and the fat <span class="boldtext">tail</span>, and all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh;<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/9-19.htm">Leviticus 9:19</a></span><br />and the fat of the bull and of the ram, the fat <span class="boldtext">tail</span>, and that which covers the innards, and the kidneys, and the cover of the liver:<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Deuteronomy 28:13</a></span><br />Yahweh will make you the head, and not the <span class="boldtext">tail</span>; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath; if you shall listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, which I command you this day, to observe and to do them,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-44.htm">Deuteronomy 28:44</a></span><br />He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him: he shall be the head, and you shall be the <span class="boldtext">tail</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/15-4.htm">Judges 15:4</a></span><br />Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches, and turned <span class="boldtext">tail</span> to tail, and put a torch in the midst between every two tails.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/9-24.htm">1 Samuel 9:24</a></span><br />And the cook took up the leg with the fat <span class="boldtext">tail</span> on it, and put it before Saul. And Samuel said, This is the part which has been kept for you: take it as your part of the feast; because it has been kept for you till the right time came and till the guests were present. So that day Saul took food with Samuel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/40-17.htm">Job 40:17</a></span><br />He moves his <span class="boldtext">tail</span> like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/9-14.htm">Isaiah 9:14</a></span><br />Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and <span class="boldtext">tail</span>, palm branch and reed, in one day.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Isaiah 9:15</a></span><br />The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the <span class="boldtext">tail</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/19-15.htm">Isaiah 19:15</a></span><br />Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or <span class="boldtext">tail</span>, palm branch or rush, may do.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4</a></span><br />And get the bits together, the fat <span class="boldtext">tail</span>, every good part, the leg and the top part of it: make it full of the best bones.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/t/tail.htm">Tail</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fat-tail.htm">Fat-tail (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/entrails.htm">Entrails (18 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/innards.htm">Innards (15 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/covers.htm">Covers (50 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/inner.htm">Inner (141 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lobe.htm">Lobe (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tails.htm">Tails (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p 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