נחש

Aramaic

Verb

נחש • (transliteration needed)

  1. to divine

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare Ugaritic 𐎐𐎈𐎌 (nḥš, “snake”), Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “chameleon, reptile”, literally “lion of the ground", "predator that crawls upon the ground”).

Noun

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

  1. snake (the animal)

Etymology 2
Root
נ־ח־שׁ‎

Noun

נַחַשׁ • (nákhash) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. magic, sorcery, spell, enchantment, augury

Verb

נִחֵשׁ • (nikhésh)

  1. defective spelling of ניחש‎
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