Lexical Definition

‎נָחָשׁ‎ Nâchâsh (naw-khawsh') Nahash ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎נָחָשׁ‎

Nahash.

• § Nahash = "serpent"
• Nachash, the name of two persons apparently non-Israelite

n pr m
1) a king of the Ammonites during the time of king Saul
2) the father of Abigail, the mother of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army

Extended Information

part of: עִיר

• Ir-nahash - a city mentioned only at 1Ch.4.12

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: עִיר נָחָשׁ

II. ‎נָחָשׁ‎

proper name, masculine 1. king of Ammon 1Sam 11:1 (twice in verse); 1Sam 11:2; 1Sam 12:12; 2Sam 10:2; 1Chr 19:1; 1Chr 19:2 perhaps also 2Sam 17:27 ᵐ5 Ναας.

2. father of Abigail and Zeruiah 2Sam 17:25, si vera lectio: ᵐ5 Ναας, but ᵐ5^L Ιεσσαι (compare 1Chr 2:16); We^{Geschichte. 2. 57 Anm. 1 Löhr defend} ‎נחשׁ‎; dubious We^Sm HPS.

3. giving name to a city, ‎׳‎‎עִיר נ‎ 1Chr 4:12, ᵐ5 πόλεως Ναας; ᵐ5^L Ηρναας.

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