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5175 – נָחָשׁ (nachash)

serpent


Type:
Noun Noun
 
masc. ♂ masculine
 
Category:  Animals  Vertebrates  Reptiles
Hebrew: נָחָשׁ (nachash)
Pronunciation: na-chash    Listen
Gematria: 358(50 + 8 + 300)    words with the same gematria
Origin: from H5172 (נָחַשׁ)
Usage: 31 times in OT

Description

1) serpent, snake
1a) serpent
1b) image (of serpent)
1c) fleeing serpent (mythological)


Synonyms

נָחָשׁnachash♂H5175
(31 ggr)		serpent
אֶפְעֶהefeh♂H0660
(3 ggr)		viper
צֶ֫פַעtsefa♂H6848a
(1 ggr)		serpent
צִפְעוֹנִיtsifoni♂H6848b
(4 ggr)		serpent
שָׂרָףsaraf♂H8314a
(5 ggr)		serpent
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Origin

from H5172 (נָחַשׁ):

נָחַשׁnachashH5172to divine

Word root

Word with nachash as root:

עִיר נָחָשׁIr nachashH5904Ir-nahash

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word nachash was translated to the following:

δράκωνdrakonG1404dragon
ὄφιςophisG3789serpent

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state
Ncbsa-26
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state
Ncbsc-3
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state
Ncmpa-2


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References (31 occurances in 28 verses)




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