Lexical Definition

‎נְחִיר‎ nᵉchîyr (nekh-eer') nostril H:N-M
from the same as ‎נַחַר‎

(dual) nostrils.

1) nostril

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
מִ֭נְּחִירָיו from nostrils its Job.41.20

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎נָחִיר‎ noun [masculine] nostril (apparently from above √, and not connected with Arabic stab camel in wind-pipe, etc., Aramaic ‎נְחַר‎ kill by stabbing, in nose or throat, compare Late Hebrew ‎נָחַר‎ perforate, kill by stabbing, so that ‎נָחִיר‎ would = perforation, and ‎נחר‎ snort would be denominative); — only dual sf ‎מִנְּחִירָיו‎ ‎יֵצֵא עָשָׁן‎ Job 41:12*** (of crocodile). **

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Job 41:12*