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נחש

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Aramaic

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Verb

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נחש (transliteration needed)

  1. to divine

Hebrew

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Root
נ־ח־שׁ (n-kh-sh)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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נָחָשׁ (nakháshm (plural indefinite נְחָשִׁים, singular construct נְחַשׁ־, plural construct נַחֲשֵׁי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. snake (a legless reptile of the suborder Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue)
Descendants
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  • Hawaiian: naheka (learned)

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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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נַחַשׁ (nákhashm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. magic, sorcery, spell, enchantment, augury

Verb

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נִחֵשׁ (nikhésh)

  1. defective spelling of ניחש