5174. nechash

Strong's Lexicon

nechash: Serpent

Original Word: נְחָשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: nchash
Pronunciation: nekh-ash'
Phonetic Spelling: (nekh-awsh')
Definition: Serpent
Meaning: copper

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָחַשׁ (nachash), which means "to hiss" or "to whisper."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3789 (ophis): Refers to a serpent or snake, used in the New Testament, such as in Matthew 10:16, "Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves."

Usage: The Hebrew word "nechash" primarily refers to a serpent or snake. In the biblical context, it is often associated with cunning, deception, and danger. The serpent is a significant symbol in the Bible, representing both physical creatures and metaphorical ideas of temptation and evil.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, serpents were often seen as symbols of chaos, danger, and sometimes healing. In the biblical narrative, the serpent is most famously known for its role in the Garden of Eden, where it tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. This act of deception leads to the fall of man, introducing sin into the world. The serpent's cunning nature is emblematic of the challenges and temptations that humanity faces.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to nechushah
Definition
copper, bronze
NASB Translation
bronze (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נְחָשׁ noun masculine copper, bronze (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew נְחשֶׁת, נְחוּשָׁה, √ III. נחשׁ); — as material: absolute ׳נ Daniel 2:32; Daniel 4:12; Daniel 4:20; Daniel 7:19; emphatic נְחָשָׁא Daniel 2:35,39,45; Daniel 5:4,23.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

brass

(Aramaic) corresponding to nchuwshah; copper -- brass.

see HEBREW nchuwshah

Forms and Transliterations

וּנְחָ֔שׁ ונחש נְחָ֔שׁ נְחָֽשׁ׃ נְחָשָׁ֔א נְחָשָׁ֜א נְחָשָׁ֤א נְחָשָׁ֥א נְחָשָׁ֨א נחש נחש׃ נחשא nə·ḥā·šā nə·ḥāš neChash nechaSha nəḥāš nəḥāšā ū·nə·ḥāš uneChash ūnəḥāš

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 2:32
HEB: וְיַרְכָתֵ֖הּ דִּ֥י נְחָֽשׁ׃
NAS: its belly and its thighs of bronze,
KJV: his belly and his thighs of brass,
INT: thighs forasmuch of bronze

Daniel 2:35
HEB: פַּרְזְלָא֩ חַסְפָּ֨א נְחָשָׁ֜א כַּסְפָּ֣א וְדַהֲבָ֗א
NAS: the clay, the bronze, the silver
KJV: the clay, the brass, the silver,
INT: the iron the clay the bronze the silver and the gold

Daniel 2:39
HEB: אָחֳרִי֙ דִּ֣י נְחָשָׁ֔א דִּ֥י תִשְׁלַ֖ט
NAS: kingdom of bronze, which
KJV: kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule
INT: and another which of bronze which will rule

Daniel 2:45
HEB: וְ֠הַדֶּקֶת פַּרְזְלָ֨א נְחָשָׁ֤א חַסְפָּא֙ כַּסְפָּ֣א
NAS: the iron, the bronze, the clay,
KJV: the iron, the brass, the clay,
INT: crushed the iron the bronze the clay the silver

Daniel 4:15
HEB: דִּֽי־ פַרְזֶ֣ל וּנְחָ֔שׁ בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י
NAS: of iron and bronze [around it] In the new grass
KJV: of iron and brass, in the tender grass
INT: forasmuch of iron and bronze the new forasmuch

Daniel 4:23
HEB: דִּֽי־ פַרְזֶ֣ל וּנְחָ֔שׁ בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י
NAS: of iron and bronze [around it] in the new grass
KJV: of iron and brass, in the tender grass
INT: forasmuch of iron and bronze the new forasmuch

Daniel 5:4
HEB: דַּהֲבָ֧א וְכַסְפָּ֛א נְחָשָׁ֥א פַרְזְלָ֖א אָעָ֥א
NAS: and silver, of bronze, iron,
KJV: and of silver, of brass, of iron,
INT: of gold and silver of bronze iron wood

Daniel 5:23
HEB: כַסְפָּֽא־ וְ֠דַהֲבָא נְחָשָׁ֨א פַרְזְלָ֜א אָעָ֣א
NAS: and gold, of bronze, iron,
KJV: and gold, of brass, iron,
INT: of silver and gold of bronze iron wood

Daniel 7:19
HEB: וְטִפְרַ֣יהּ דִּֽי־ נְחָ֔שׁ אָֽכְלָ֣ה מַדֲּקָ֔ה
NAS: and its claws of bronze, [and which] devoured,
KJV: and his nails [of] brass; [which] devoured,
INT: claws which of bronze devoured crushed

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5174
9 Occurrences

nə·ḥāš — 2 Occ.
nə·ḥā·šā — 5 Occ.
ū·nə·ḥāš — 2 Occ.