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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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:2 - καὶ εἶπεν ἡ γυνὴ τῷ ὄφει ἀπὸ καρποῦ ξύλου τοῦ παραδείσου φαγόμεθα

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:4 - καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ὄφις τῇ γυναικί οὐ θανάτῳ ἀποθανεῖσθε

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:13 - καὶ εἶπεν κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῇ γυναικί τί τοῦτο ἐποίησας καὶ εἶπεν ἡ γυνή ὁ ὄφις ἠπάτησέν με καὶ ἔφαγον

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - καὶ εἶπεν κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῷ ὄφει ὅτι ἐποίησας τοῦτο ἐπικατάρατος σὺ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν κτηνῶν καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν θηρίων τῆς γῆς ἐπὶ τῷ στήθει σου καὶ τῇ κοιλίᾳ πορεύσῃ καὶ γῆν φάγῃ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - καὶ γενηθήτω Δαν ὄφις ἐφ᾽ ὁδοῦ ἐγκαθήμενος ἐπὶ τρίβου δάκνων πτέρναν ἵππου καὶ πεσεῖται ὁ ἱππεὺς εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:3

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - βάδισον πρὸς Φαραω τὸ πρωί ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς ἐκπορεύεται ἐπὶ τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ στήσῃ συναντῶν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖλος τοῦ ποταμοῦ καὶ τὴν ῥάβδον τὴν στραφεῖσαν εἰς ὄφιν λήμψῃ ἐν τῇ χειρί σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:6

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:7

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:9

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:15

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4 - αὐτὸς ἐξῆρεν τὰ ὑψηλὰ καὶ συνέτριψεν πάσας τὰς στήλας καὶ ἐξωλέθρευσεν τὰ ἄλση καὶ τὸν ὄφιν τὸν χαλκοῦν ὃν ἐποίησεν Μωυσῆς ὅτι ἕως τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐκείνων ἦσαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ θυμιῶντες αὐτῷ καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὸν Νεεσθαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:13

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:4

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:3 - (LXX 139:4)ἠκόνησαν γλῶσσαν αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ ὄφεως ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν διάψαλμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:32

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:19

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:11 - ἐὰν δάκῃ ὁ ὄφις ἐν οὐ ψιθυρισμῷ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν περισσεία τῷ ἐπᾴδοντι

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:29

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐπάξει ὁ θεὸς τὴν μάχαιραν τὴν ἁγίαν καὶ τὴν μεγάλην καὶ τὴν ἰσχυρὰν ἐπὶ τὸν δράκοντα ὄφιν φεύγοντα ἐπὶ τὸν δράκοντα ὄφιν σκολιὸν καὶ ἀνελεῖ τὸν δράκοντα

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25 - τότε λύκοι καὶ ἄρνες βοσκηθήσονται ἅμα καὶ λέων ὡς βοῦς φάγεται ἄχυρα ὄφις δὲ γῆν ὡς ἄρτον οὐκ ἀδικήσουσιν οὐδὲ μὴ λυμανοῦνται ἐπὶ τῷ ὄρει τῷ ἁγίῳ μου λέγει κύριος

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:17 - διότι ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐξαποστέλλω εἰς ὑμᾶς ὄφεις θανατοῦντας οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπᾷσαι καὶ δήξονται ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:22 - (LXX 26:22)φωνὴ ὡς ὄφεως συρίζοντος ὅτι ἐν ἄμμῳ πορεύσονται ἐν ἀξίναις ἥξουσιν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ὡς κόπτοντες ξύλα

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - (LXX 5:19)ὃν τρόπον ὅταν φύγῃ ἄνθρωπος ἐκ προσώπου τοῦ λέοντος καὶ ἐμπέσῃ αὐτῷ ἡ ἄρκος καὶ εἰσπηδήσῃ εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπερείσηται τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν τοῖχον καὶ δάκῃ αὐτὸν ὁ ὄφις

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3 - (LXX 9:3)ἐὰν ἐγκρυβῶσιν εἰς τὴν κορυφὴν τοῦ Καρμήλου ἐκεῖθεν ἐξερευνήσω καὶ λήμψομαι αὐτούς καὶ ἐὰν καταδύσωσιν ἐξ ὀφθαλμῶν μου εἰς τὰ βάθη τῆς θαλάσσης ἐκεῖ ἐντελοῦμαι τῷ δράκοντι καὶ δήξεται αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:17 - (LXX 7:17)λείξουσιν χοῦν ὡς ὄφεις σύροντες γῆν συγχυθήσονται ἐν συγκλεισμῷ αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τῷ κυρίῳ θεῷ ἡμῶν ἐκστήσονται καὶ φοβηθήσονται ἀπὸ σοῦ
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