Nahash
נָחָשׁStrong’s H5176nachash (na-chash)
Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Nachash is the Hebrew word usually translated “nahash”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.”
Meaning
- A king of the Ammonites during the time of king Saul
- The father of Abigail, the mother of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army
- A king of the Ammonites during the time of king Saul
- The father of Abigail, the mother of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army
- A king of the Ammonites during the time of king Saul
- The father of Abigail, the mother of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army
- A king of the Ammonites during the time of king Saul
- The father of Abigail, the mother of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army
How it's translated
- nahash 10
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 3
- 2 Samuel 3
- 1 Chronicles 3
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 11:2And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
- 1 Samuel 12:12And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
- 2 Samuel 10:2Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
- 2 Samuel 17:25And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.
- 2 Samuel 17:27And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
- 1 Chronicles 4:12And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
Hebrew dictionary
נָחָשׁ nachash · Nahash
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.11.1 § Nahash = "serpent" 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
נָחָשׁ nachash · Nahash
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.2; father of: Hanun (H2586) § Nahash = "serpent" 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
נָחָשׁ nachash · Nahash
A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; wife of: Jesse (H3448H); mother of: David (H1732), Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?) and Elihu (H0453J) § Nahash = "serpent" 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
נָחָשׁ nachash · Nahash
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.17.27; father of: Shobi (H7629) § Nahash = "serpent" 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.