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Lexicon :: Strong's H5175 - nāḥāš

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נָחָשׁ
Transliteration
nāḥāš
Pronunciation
naw-khawsh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1347a

Strong’s Definitions

נָחָשׁ nâchâsh, naw-khawsh'; from H5172; a snake (from its hiss):—serpent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H5175 in the following manner: serpent (31x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's H5175 in the following manner: serpent (31x).

  1. serpent, snake

    1. serpent

    2. image (of serpent)

    3. fleeing serpent (mythological)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָחָשׁ nâchâsh, naw-khawsh'; from H5172; a snake (from its hiss):—serpent.
STRONGS H5175: Abbreviations
† I. נָחָשׁ noun masculineGenesis 3:1 serpent (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic bdb063802 serpent, viper (Lane406 anything hunted) is compare by LagM, i, 230; BN 50, 188 BaEs 48, but improbable; Arabic bdb063803 see below [נָחַשׁ below; on formation compare LagBN 50); — absolute נ׳ Amos 5:19 +; construct נְחַשׁ Numbers 21:9 + 2 times; plural נְחָשִׁים Numbers 21:6; Jeremiah 8:17; —
1. serpent:
a. as biting, Amos 5:19; Ecclesiastes 10:8, in spite of charm (לַחַשׁ) Ecclesiastes 10:11 [compare Ecclus 12:13], Jeremiah 8:17 (+ צִפְעֹנִים; figurative of enemies); so הַנְּחָשִׁים הַשְׁרָפִים Numbers 21:6 (deadly; J E; compare JacobArab. Dicht. iv. 10 ff.), and singular Numbers 21:9, also (collective) Numbers 21:7 compare שָׂרָף נ׳ Deuteronomy 8:15 (+ עַקְרָב); נ׳ figurative of oppressor, מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ נָחָשׁ יֵצֵא צֶפַע וּפִרְיוֺ שָׂרָף מְעוֺפֵף Isaiah 14:29; figurative of Dan Genesis 49:17 (poem in J; || שְׁפִיפֹן); הֲמַת נ׳ Psalm 58:5 (simile of perniciousness of ungodly), compare נ׳ Psalm 140:4; simile of effect of wine Proverbs 22:32 (|| צִפִעֹנִי).
b. rod becomes נ׳ Exodus 4:3 (J), compare Exodus 7:15 (E); עֲלֵי צוּר דֶּרֶךְ נ׳ Proverbs 30:19.
c. נ׳ (apparently) as hissing Jeremiah 46:22 (in simile, compare Gie); as eating dust Isaiah 65:25 compare Micah 7:17 (in simile; see also Genesis 3:14).
d. as crafty tempter Genesis 3:1, 2, 4, 13, 14.
2. (הַ)נְּחשֶׁת נ׳, bronze image of serpent Numbers 21:9 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 18:4 (compare נְחֻשְׁתָּן).
3. mythological בָּרִחַ נ׳ Job 26:13 fleeing serpent, of eclipse-dragon (compareלִנְיָתָן Job 3:6); also בּרִחַ ֗֗֗ לִוְיָתָן נ׳ עֲקַלָּתוֺן לִוְיָתָן נ׳ Isaiah 27:1 (symbolic of world-powers); נ׳ of sea-monster Amos 9:3. — נ׳ with verb נָשַׁךְ bite Numbers 21:6 + 8 times On supernatural character of serpents in Arabic belief see NöZeitschr. Für Völkerpsychol. i.(1860), 412-416 RSKinship 197, Semitic i. 421 f., 2d ed, 442 WeSkizzen iii.147, Arab. Heid. 2, 152 f. JacobArab. Dicht. iv. 5
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:1; 3:1; 3:2; 3:4; 3:13; 3:14; 3:14; 49:17

Exodus

4:3; 7:15

Numbers

21:6; 21:6; 21:6; 21:7; 21:9; 21:9; 21:9

Deuteronomy

8:15

2 Kings

18:4

Job

3:6; 26:13

Psalms

58:5; 140:4

Proverbs

30:19

Ecclesiastes

10:8; 10:11

Isaiah

14:29; 27:1; 65:25

Jeremiah

8:17; 8:17; 46:22

Amos

5:19; 5:19; 9:3

Micah

7:17

H5175

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5175 matches the Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nāḥāš),
which occurs 31 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:1 - وَكَانَتِ الْحَيَّةُ أَمْكَرَ وُحُوشِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ، فَسَأَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةَ: «أَحَقّاً أَمَرَكُمَا اللهُ أَلَّا تَأْكُلَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ شَجَرِ الْجَنَّةِ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:2 - فَأَجَابَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ: «يُمْكِنُنَا أَنْ نَأْكُلَ مِنْ ثَمَرِ الْجَنَّةِ كُلِّهَا،

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:4 - فَقَالَتِ الْحَيَّةُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ: «لَنْ تَمُوتَا،

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:13 - فَسَأَلَ الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ الْمَرْأَةَ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتِ؟» فَأَجَابَتْ: «أَغْوَتْنِي الْحَيَّةُ فَأَكَلْتُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ لِلْحَيَّةِ: «لأَنَّكِ فَعَلْتِ هَذَا، مَلْعُونَةٌ أَنْتِ مِنْ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الْبَهَائِمِ وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ وُحُوشِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ، عَلَى بَطْنِكِ تَسْعَيْنَ، وَمِنَ التُّرَابِ تَأْكُلِينَ طَوَالَ حَيَاتِكِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - دَانٌ يَكُونُ ثُعْبَاناً عَلَى جَانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ وَأُفْعُوَاناً عَلَى السَّبِيلِ، يَلْسَعُ عَقِبَيِ الْفَرَسِ فَيَهْوِي رَاكِبُهُ إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:3 - فَقَالَ: «أَلْقِهَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ». فَأَلْقَاهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ، فَهَرَبَ مِنْهَا مُوسَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - فَامْثُلْ أَمَامَ فِرْعَوْنَ فِي الْغَدِ عِنْدَمَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْمَاءِ، وَقِفْ لِلِقَائِهِ عِنْدَ ضَفَّةِ النَّهْرِ، وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ الْعَصَا الَّتِي تَحَوَّلَتْ إِلَى حَيَّةٍ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:6 - فَأَطْلَقَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ الْحَيَّاتِ السَّامَّةَ، فَلَدَغَتِ الشَّعْبَ، فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ قَوْمٌ كَثِيرُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:7 - فَجَاءَ الشَّعْبُ إِلَى مُوسَى قَائِليِنَ: «لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْنَا إِذْ تَذَمَّرْنَا عَلَى الرَّبِّ وَعَلَيْكَ، فَابْتَهِلْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ لِيُخَلِّصَنَا مِنَ الْحَيَّاتِ». فَصَلَّى مُوسَى مِنْ أَجْلِ الشَّعْبِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:9 - فَصَنَعَ مُوسَى حَيَّةً مِنْ نُحَاسٍ وَأَقَامَهَا عَلَى عَمُودٍ، فَكَانَ كُلُّ مَنْ لَدَغَتْهُ حَيَّةٌ، يَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى حَيَّةِ النُّحَاسِ وَيَحْيَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:15 - وَقَادَكُمْ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ الشَّاسِعَةِ الْمَهُولَةِ، حَيْثُ تَكْمُنُ أَفَاعٍ سَامَّةٌ وَعَقَارِبُ وَعَطَشٌ لِخُلُوِّهَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ، فَفَجَّرَ لَكُمْ مَاءً مِنْ صَخْرَةِ الصَّوَّانِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4 - فَأَزَالَ مَعَابِدَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَحَطَّمَ التَّمَاثِيلَ، وَقَطَّعَ أَصْنَامَ عَشْتَارُوثَ، وَسَحَقَ حَيَّةَ النُّحَاسِ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا مُوسَى لأَنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ظَلُّوا حَتَّى تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ يُوْقِدُونَ لَهَا، وَدَعُوهَا نَحُشْتَانَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:13 - بِنَسْمَتِهِ جَمَّلَ السَّمَاوَاتِ، وَيَدَاهُ اخْتَرَقَتَا الْحَيَّةَ الْهَارِبَةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:4 - فِيهِمْ سُمٌّ كَسُمِّ الْحَيَّاتِ، يَسُدُّونَ آذَانَهُمْ كَالأَفَاعِي الصَّمَّاءِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:3 - سَنُّوا أَلْسِنَتَهُمْ كَالْحَيَّةِ، وَسُمُّ الأَصْلالِ تَحْتَ شِفَاهِهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:32 - فَإِنَّهَا فِي آخِرِهَا تَلْسَعُ كَالْحَيَّةِ وَتَلْدَغُ كَالأُفْعُوَانِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:19 - سَبِيلُ النَّسْرِ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَدَرْبُ الْحَيَّةِ عَلَى الصَّخْرِ، وَطَرِيقُ السَّفِينَةِ فِي غِمَارِ الْبَحْرِ، وَطَرِيقُ رَجُلٍ مَعَ عَذْرَاءَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - كُلُّ مَنْ يَحْفُرُ حُفْرَةً يَقَعُ فِيهَا، وَمَنْ يَنْقُضْ جِدَاراً تَلْدَغْهُ حَيَّةٌ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:11 - إِنْ كَانَتِ الْحَيَّةُ تَلْدَغُ بِلا رُقْيَةٍ، فَلا مَنْفَعَةَ مِنَ الرَّاقِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:29 - «لا تَفْرَحِي يَا كُلَّ فِلِسْطِينَ، لأَنَّ الْقَضِيبَ الَّذِي ضَرَبَكِ قَدِ انْكَسَرَ. فَإِنَّ مِنْ أَصْلِ تِلْكَ الأَفْعَى يَخْرُجُ أُفْعُوَانٌ، وَذُرِّيَّتُهُ تَكُونُ ثُعْبَاناً سَامّاً طَيَّاراً

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ يُعَاقِبُ الرَّبُّ بِسَيْفِهِ الْقَاسِي الْعَظِيمِ الْمَتِينِ لَوِيَاثَانَ الْحَيَّةَ الْهَارِبَةَ الْمُتَلَوِّيَةَ، وَيَقْتُلُ التِّنِّينَ الَّذِي فِي الْبَحْرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25 - وَيَرْعَى الذِّئْبُ وَالْحَمَلُ مَعاً، وَيَأْكُلُ الأَسَدُ التِّبْنَ كَالْبَقَرِ، وَتَأْكُلُ الْحَيَّةُ التُّرَابَ. لَا يُؤْذُونَ وَلا يُهْلِكُونَ فِي كُلِّ جَبَلِ قُدْسِي» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:17 - انْظُرُوا، هَا أَنَا أُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَفَاعِيَ مُمِيتَةً لَا تَنْجَعُ مَعَهَا رُقىً فَتَلْدَغُكُمْ»، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:22 - صَوْتُهَا كَحَفِيفِ الْحَيَّةِ الْمُتَلَوِّيَةِ، لأَنَّ أَعْدَاءَهَا زَاحِفُونَ إِلَيْهَا بِفُؤُوسٍ كَحَطَّابِي الأَشْجَارِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - فَتَكُونُونَ كَرَجُلٍ هَرَبَ مِنْ وَجْهِ أَسَدٍ فَلَقِيَهُ دُبٌّ، أَوْ كَمَنْ دَخَلَ إِلَى بَيْتٍ وَاتَّكَأَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى حَائِطٍ فَلَدَغَتْهُ أَفْعَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3 - وَإِنِ اخْتَبَأُوا فِي أَعَالِي الْكَرْمَلِ فَهُنَاكَ أَبْحَثُ عَنْهُمْ وَأَعْتَقِلُهُمْ. وَإِنْ تَوَارَوْا عَنِّي فِي أَعْمَاقِ الْبَحْرِ فَإِنِّي آمُرُ هُنَاكَ الْحَيَّةَ فَتَلْدَغُهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:17 - وَيَلْحَسُونَ التُّرَابَ كَالْحَيَّةِ وَيَنْسَلُّونَ مِنْ حُصُونِهِمْ مُرْتَعِبِينَ كَزَوَاحِفِ الأَرْضِ، وَيَرْجِعُونَ بِخَوْفٍ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا مُرْتَعِبِينَ مِنْكَ.
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