Sweden has 81 associations, with 3435 members.
The following additional associations in various countries are reported: — Italy, 6; Spain, 8; Austria,!; Belgium, 16; India, 2; Syria, 4— the one at Beirut, or- ganized in 1870, has 60 members, and a library of 160 volumes; the others are at Damascus, Jaffa, and Naz- areth ; South Africa, 6; Japan, 2; Madagascar, 1; Sandwich Islands, 1.
There are in the world, so far as reported, 2371 as- sociations.
Most of the information contained in this article has been obtained from documents published by the Amer- ican International Committee, especially a Historical Sketch of the Young Men's Christian Associalions of the United States, etc., written by Richard C. Morse, secre- tary of the International Committee (N. Y. 1878); and the Year-book of the International Committee for 1880- 81. See also Harpers Magazine, Oct. 1870, p. 641 sq.
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Zaau'aim (Heb. Tsaana'yim, tS'l'SSS ; Sept. ttXco- viKTOiJVTitiv V. r. avairavon'iviov., Vulg. Sennim'), the name of a " plain" ( "Jlbx, elun), more accurately " the oak by (3) Zaannaim," a tree — probably a sacred tree — mentioned as marking the spot near which Heber the Kenite was encamped when Sisera took refuge in his tent (Jiidg. iv, 11). Its situation is defined as "near Kedesh,'' i. e. Kedesh-Naphtali, the name of which still lingers on the high ground north of Safed and west of the lake of el-Huleh, usually identified with the Waters of JFerom. The Targum gives as the equivalent of the name mishur ciffffanii/a, " the ]3lain of the swamp ;" and in the well-known passage of the Talmud {Megillah Je- rush. ch. i) which contains a list of several of the towns of Galilee with their then identifications, the equivalent for "Elon (or Aijalon) be-Zaannaim" is Agniya hak-hi- desk. Agne appears to signify a swamp, and can hard- ly refer to anything but the marsh which borders the lake of Huleh on the north side, and which was proba- bly more extensive in the time of Deborah than it now is. See Merom. On the other hand. Prof. Stanley lias pointed out {Jewish C/inir/i. p. Sii- Localities, p. l[)7) how appropriate a situation for this memorable tree is afforded by "a green plain . . . studded with massive terebinths," which adjoins on the south the plain con- taining the remains of Kedesh. The whole of this up- land country is more or less rich in terebinths. One such, larger than usual, and bearing the name of Seja?- em-Messiah, is marked on the map of Van de Velde as six miles N.W. of Kedes. — Smith. The name Zaanaim, which appears to signify " removings" (as if a camping- ground), has passed awaj^ — at least no trace of it^has yet been discovered (Porter, Handbook, p. 444; Van de Velde, Travels, ii, 418). "From the identity of significa- tion, it has been conjectured to be Bessun, a little east of Tabor. In this plain the black tents of the Bedawin, the modern Kenites, maj' constantly be seen" (Tristram, Bible Places, p. 278). See Zaanannim.
Za'anan (Heb. Tsaandn, 'JN!^; Sept. '2ii'vadp; Vulg. in exitii), a place named by Micah (i, 11) in his address to the towns of the Shefelah. This sentence, like others of the same passage, contains a play of words founded on the meaning ( or on a possible meaning ) of the name Zaanan, as derived from yatsd, to go forth : " The inhabitress of Tsaanan came not forth." Both Gesenius and Flirst, however, connect the word ^vith ',N:j, making it mean a place abounding with (or fitioT) Jlochs. The division of the passage shown in the Sept. and A. V., by which Zaanan is connected with Beth-ezel, is now generally recognised as inaccurate. It is thus given by Dr. Pusey, in his Commentary, " The inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth. The mourning of Beth-ezel shall take from you its standing." So also Ewald, De Wette, and Zunz. The place is doubtless identical with Zenan (q. v.).
Za'anan (Heb. Tsaanan' , '\'\'S^, migratory ; Sept. ZovKajX V. r. 'lioaKav; Vulg. Zanun), a Horite chief- tain, second named of the three sons of Ezer (Gen. xxxvi, 27 ; 1 Chron. i, 42, " Zanan"). B.C. post 1927.
Zaanan'nim {Hch. Tsaanannim',W^iiS'S; Sept. Btatj'ai'iii V. r. '^terimvi/i; Vulg. Saananim), a place mentioned onh- (in this form) in Josh, xix, 33, and in the Keri or margin of Judg. iv, 11 ; but usually thought to be the more correct form of Zaanaim (q. v.), which occurs in the text of the latter passage. It appears to be derived (if a Hebrew word) from a root ("1"^, to mi- grate') signifying to load beasts as nomads do when they change their places of residence (Gesenius, Thesaur. p.
1177). The rendering of the A. V. is incorrect : " And their coast was from Heleph.yVo?;? A lion to Zaanannim." Tlje Hebrew is D"^S3S'2a '(iiSl'i, and can only signify " from the oak of (or " in") Zaanannim" (see Keil, ad loc; Reland, Palmst. p. 717; Keil and Delitzsch, On Judg. iv, 11 ; Porter, Giant Cities of Bushan, p. 268).
Za'bad (Heb. Zabad', 13T, gift ; Sept. Zaji't^ v. r, Za/3f7- or 'Lal^aT, etc.), the name of several Hebrews.
1. One of David's warriors, being son of Nathan and father of Ephlal, in the lineage of Sheshan's daughter Ahlai by the Egyptian slave Jarha (1 Chron. ii, 36, 37 ; xi, 41). B.C. 1046.