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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 - sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus qui dixit ad mulierem cur praecepit vobis Deus ut non comederetis de omni ligno paradisi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:2 - cui respondit mulier de fructu lignorum quae sunt in paradiso vescemur

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:4 - dixit autem serpens ad mulierem nequaquam morte moriemini

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:13 - et dixit Dominus Deus ad mulierem quare hoc fecisti quae respondit serpens decepit me et comedi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - et ait Dominus Deus ad serpentem quia fecisti hoc maledictus es inter omnia animantia et bestias terrae super pectus tuum gradieris et terram comedes cunctis diebus vitae tuae

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - fiat Dan coluber in via cerastes in semita mordens ungulas equi ut cadat ascensor eius retro

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:3 - ait proice eam in terram proiecit et versa est in colubrum ita ut fugeret Moses

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - vade ad eum mane ecce egredietur ad aquas et stabis in occursum eius super ripam fluminis et virgam quae conversa est in draconem tolles in manu tua

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:6 - quam ob rem misit Dominus in populum ignitos serpentes ad quorum plagas et mortes plurimorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:7 - venerunt ad Mosen atque dixerunt peccavimus quia locuti sumus contra Dominum et te ora ut tollat a nobis serpentes oravit Moses pro populo

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:9 - fecit ergo Moses serpentem aeneum et posuit pro signo quem cum percussi aspicerent sanabantur

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:15 - et ductor tuus fuit in solitudine magna atque terribili in qua erat serpens flatu adurens et scorpio ac dipsas et nullae omnino aquae qui eduxit rivos de petra durissima

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4 - ipse dissipavit excelsa et contrivit statuas et succidit lucos confregitque serpentem aeneum quem fecerat Moses siquidem usque ad illud tempus filii Israhel adolebant ei incensum vocavitque eum Naasthan

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:13 - spiritus eius ornavit caelos et obsetricante manu eius eductus est coluber tortuosus

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:4 - [Vulgate 57:5] furor eorum sicut furor serpentis sicut reguli surdi obturantis aurem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:3 - [Vulgate 139:4] exacuerunt linguam suam quasi serpens venenum aspidis sub labiis eorum semper

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:32 - sed in novissimo mordebit ut coluber et sicut regulus venena diffundet

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:19 - viam aquilae in caelo viam colubri super petram viam navis in medio mari et viam viri in adulescentula

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - qui fodit foveam incidet in eam et qui dissipat sepem mordebit eum coluber

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:11 - si mordeat serpens in silentio nihil eo minus habet qui occulte detrahit

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:29 - ne laeteris Philisthea omnis tu quoniam comminuta est virga percussoris tui de radice enim colubri egredietur regulus et semen eius absorbens volucrem

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - in die illo visitabit Dominus in gladio suo duro et grandi et forti super Leviathan serpentem vectem et super Leviathan serpentem tortuosum et occidet cetum qui in mari est

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25 - lupus et agnus pascentur simul et leo et bos comedent paleas et serpenti pulvis panis eius non nocebunt neque occident in omni monte sancto meo dicit Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:17 - quia ecce ego mittam vobis serpentes regulos quibus non est incantatio et mordebunt vos ait Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:22 - vox eius quasi aeris sonabit quoniam cum exercitu properabunt et cum securibus venient ei quasi ligna caedentes

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - quomodo si fugiat vir a facie leonis et occurrat ei ursus et ingrediatur domum et innitatur manu sua super parietem et mordeat eum coluber

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3 - et si absconditi fuerint in vertice Carmeli inde scrutans auferam eos et si celaverint se ab oculis meis in fundo maris ibi mandabo serpenti et mordebit eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:17 - lingent pulverem sicut serpens velut reptilia terrae proturbabuntur de aedibus suis Dominum Deum nostrum desiderabunt et timebunt te
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