- Original: תּזז - Transliteration: Tazaz - Phonetic: taw-zaz' - Definition: 1. (Hiphil) to strike away, cut away - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2501 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to lop off: - cut down. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • down, 1 Isaiah 18:5