Hebrew word study

נָחָשׁnâchâsh — a snake (from its hiss)

Pronounced “naw-khawsh'”

a snake (from its hiss)

Translated in the King James as: serpent.

Appears 31 times in Scripture

Origin: from H5172 (נָחַשׁ);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 6×
Genesis 3:1Genesis 3:2Genesis 3:4Genesis 3:13Genesis 3:14Genesis 49:17
Exodus — 2×
Exodus 4:3Exodus 7:15
Numbers — 5×
Numbers 21:6Numbers 21:7Numbers 21:9+ 2 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 8:15
2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 18:4
Job — 1×
Job 26:13
Psalms — 2×
Psalms 58:4Psalms 140:3
Proverbs — 2×
Proverbs 23:32Proverbs 30:19
Ecclesiastes — 2×
Eccles 10:8Eccles 10:11
Isaiah — 4×
Isaiah 14:29Isaiah 27:1Isaiah 65:25+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 8:17Jeremiah 46:22
Amos — 2×
Amos 5:19Amos 9:3
Micah — 1×
Micah 7:17

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