נחש

Aramaic

Verb

נחש • (transliteration needed)

  1. to divine

Hebrew

Root
נ־ח־שׁ (n-kh-sh)
4 terms

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

נָחָשׁ • (nakhásh) m (plural indefinite נְחָשִׁים, singular construct נְחַשׁ־, plural construct נַחֲשֵׁי־, feminine counterpart נְחָשָׁה) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. snake (any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues)
Declension
Declension of נָחָשׁ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite נָחָשׁ first נְחָשִׁי נְחָשֵׁנוּ
definite הַנָּחָשׁ second נְחָשְׁךָ נְחָשֵׁךְ נְחַשְׁכֶם נְחַשְׁכֶן
construct נְחַשׁ־ third נְחָשׁוֹ נְחָשָׁהּ נְחָשָׁם נְחָשָׁן
plural indefinite נְחָשִׁים first נחשיי / נְחָשַׁי נְחָשֵׁינוּ
definite הַנְּחָשִׁים second נְחָשֶׁיךָ נחשייך / נְחָשַׁיִךְ נַחֲשֵׁיכֶם נַחֲשֵׁיכֶן
construct נַחֲשֵׁי־ third נְחָשָׁיו נְחָשֶׁיהָ נַחֲשֵׁיהֶם נַחֲשֵׁיהֶן
Descendants
  • → Hawaiian: naheka (learned)

References

Further reading

Etymology 2

Possibly derived from the same root as נָחָשׁ, though some scholars propose a connection to לָחַשׁ (“to whisper”).

Pronunciation

Noun

נַחַשׁ • (nákhash) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. magic, sorcery, spell, enchantment, augury
Declension
Declension of נַחַשׁ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite נַחַשׁ first נַחֲשִׁי נַחֲשֵׁנוּ
definite הַנַּחַשׁ second נַחֲשְׁךָ נַחֲשֵׁךְ נַחַשְׁכֶם נַחַשְׁכֶן
construct נַחַשׁ־ third נַחֲשׁוֹ נַחֲשָׁהּ נַחֲשָׁם נַחֲשָׁן
plural indefinite נְחָשִׁים first נחשיי / נְחָשַׁי נְחָשֵׁינוּ
definite הַנְּחָשִׁים second נְחָשֶׁיךָ נחשייך / נְחָשַׁיִךְ נַחֲשֵׁיכֶם נַחֲשֵׁיכֶן
construct נַחֲשֵׁי־ third נְחָשָׁיו נְחָשֶׁיהָ נַחֲשֵׁיהֶם נַחֲשֵׁיהֶן

Verb

נִחֵשׁ • (nikhésh)

  1. defective spelling of ניחש

References

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