נָחָשׁ
na.chash
Nahash
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word נָחָשׁ (na.chash) with the Strong's number H5176G, is a proper name referring to a specific person. Its short definition is simply "Nahash." This name is found four times in the Bible. Further analysis of the name Nahash is not possible with the provided data, as it does not provide additional contextual information or a lexicon definition for the given name. However, we can infer that the name Nahash holds significance in the specific contexts in which it appears in the Bible. Without more information, it is difficult to understand the range of usage or the specific cultural and historical background surrounding this name. The occurrences of the name are limited, and we cannot draw conclusions about its meaning beyond the definition "Nahash."
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh Gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”
1 Samuel 11:1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh Gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”
1 Samuel 11:2Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be gouged out. I will make this dishonor all Israel.”
1 Samuel 12:12“When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us;’ when Yahweh your God was your king.