נחש
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Aramaic[edit]
Verb[edit]
נחש • (transliteration needed)
- to divine
Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| נ־ח־שׁ (n-ḥ-š) |
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
נָחָשׁ • (nakhásh) m (plural indefinite נְחָשִׁים, singular construct נְחַשׁ־, plural construct נַחֲשֵׁי־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- snake (the animal)
Descendants[edit]
- → Hawaiian: naheka (learned)
Further reading[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
נַחַשׁ • (nákhash) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
Verb[edit]
נִחֵשׁ • (nikhésh)
Categories:
- Aramaic lemmas
- Aramaic verbs
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root נ־ח־שׁ
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטָל
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קֶטֶל
- Hebrew verbs
- Hebrew defective spellings
- he:Reptiles
- he:Occult