נחש
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נחש¹
- /naːˈħaːʃ/
- [nɔːˈħɔːɔʃ]
- [naˈχaʃ] Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”). Compare Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake”), Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆕𒋡𒊑 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “snake, chameleon”, literally “lion of the ground”) and Ugaritic 𐎐𐎈𐎌 (nḥš, “snake”).
noun נָחָשׁ · nakhásh · נְחָשִׁים · נְחַשׁ־ · נַחֲשֵׁי־ · נְחָשָׁה
- snake (any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues)
נחש²
- /ˈnaħaʃ/
- /ˈnaːħaʃ/
- /ˈnaχaʃ/ Modern Israeli
- /niˈħeːʃ/
- /niːˈħeːeʃ/
- /niˈχeʃ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Possibly derived from the same root as נָחָשׁ, though some scholars propose a connection to לָחַשׁ (“to whisper”).
noun נַחַשׁ · nákhash · נַחֲשִׁי · נַחֲשֵׁנוּ · הַנַּחַשׁ
- magic, sorcery, spell, enchantment, augury
verb נִחֵשׁ · nikhésh
- defective spelling of ניחש
In English
Talk about this word "נחש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. נחש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%A9 "נחש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%A9.Cite this
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title = {נחש},
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