נָחָשׁ

na.chashNoun (Masculine)H5175

serpent

From: from H5172 (נָחַשׁ);

Short Definition

a snake (from its hiss)

Full Lexicon Entry

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

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

26 times

Appears 26 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
6
Isaiah
3
Numbers
3
Amos
2
Ecclesiastes
2

Key Passages

  • 2 Kings 18:4
  • Ecclesiastes 10:11
  • Genesis 3:4
  • Isaiah 27:1
  • Micah 7:17

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.