H5172 נחשׁ - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number


נחשׁ
nâchash
naw-khash'
A primitive root; properly to hiss, that is, whisper a (magic) spell; generally to prognosticate

KJV Usage: X certainly, divine, enchanter, (use) X enchantment, learn by experience, X indeed, diligently observe.


Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions

BDB5139

נחשׁ

1. to practice divination, divine, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen
a. (Piel)
1. to practice divination
2. to observe the signs or omens
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 1348
Parts of Speech: Verb

TBESH:
נָחַשׁ
na.chash
H:V
to divine
1) to practice divination, divine, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to practice divination
1a2) to observe the signs or omens

View how H5172 נחשׁ is used in the Bible

11 occurrences of H5172 נחשׁ

Genesis 30:27 tarry: for I have learned by experience
Genesis 44:5 and by which indeed
Genesis 44:5 he divineth?
Genesis 44:15 as I can certainly
Genesis 44:15 divine?
Leviticus 19:26 neither shall ye use enchantment,
Deuteronomy 18:10 or an enchanter,
1 Kings 20:33 diligently observed
2 Kings 17:17 and enchantments,
2 Kings 21:6 and used enchantments,
2 Chronicles 33:6 and used enchantments,

Distinct usage

2 and used enchantments,
1 tarry: for I have learned by experience
1 as I can certainly
1 divine?
1 neither shall ye use enchantment,
1 or an enchanter,
1 diligently observed
1 and enchantments,
1 and by which indeed
1 he divineth?


Related words

H5172

H5153 נחוּשׁ nâchûsh
נחוּשׁ
nâchûsh
naw-khoosh'
Apparently passive participle of H5172 (perhaps in the sense of ringing, that is, bell metal; or from the red color of the throat of a serpent (H5175, as denominative) when hissing); coppery, that is, (figuratively) hard

KJV Usage: of brass.


H5173 נחשׁ nachash
נחשׁ
nachash
nakh'-ash
From H5172; an incantation or augury

KJV Usage: enchantment.


H5175 נחשׁ nâchâsh
נחשׁ
nâchâsh
naw-khawsh'
From H5172; a snake (from its hiss)

KJV Usage: serpent.


H5177 נחשׁון nachshôn
נחשׁון
nachshôn
nakh-shone'
From H5172; enchanter; Nachshon, an Israelite

KJV Usage: Naashon, Nahshon.