נָחָשׁ
na.chash
“serpent”
Definition
a snake (from its hiss)
from H5172 (נָחַשׁ);
- serpent, snake 1a) serpent 1b) image (of serpent) 1c) fleeing serpent (mythological)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
נָחָשׁ appears 26 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
If the snake bites before it is charmed,there is no profit for the charmer.
“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
They will lick the dust like a snake,like reptiles slithering on the ground.They will crawl from their holesin the presence of the LORD our God;they will tremble in fear of You.
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