נַחְשׁוֹן

nach.shonProper Noun (Masculine)H5177

Nahshon

From: from H5172 (נָחַשׁ); enchanter;

Short Definition

Nachshon, an Israelite

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Amminadab (H5992); brother of: Elisheba (H0472); father of: Salmon (H8007) Also named: Naassōn (*Ναασσών *"Nahshon" G3476) § Nahshon = "enchanter" son of Amminadab and prince of the Judah at the first numbering in the wilderness; 5th in descent from Judah in the genealogy of Christ

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

9 times

Appears 9 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
5
1 Chronicles
2
Exodus
1
Ruth
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:10
  • 1 Chronicles 2:11
  • Exodus 6:23
  • Numbers 1:7
  • Numbers 10:14

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