נחש

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Aramaic

Verb

נחש • (transliteration needed)

  1. to divine

Hebrew

Root
נ־ח־שׁ (n-kh-sh)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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) m (plural indefinite נְחָשִׁים, singular construct נְחַשׁ־, plural construct נַחֲשֵׁי־)

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

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Etymology 2

Noun

נַחַשׁ • (nákhash) m

  1. magic, sorcery, spell, enchantment, augury

Verb

נִחֵשׁ • (nikhésh)

  1. defective spelling of ניחש
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