נחש

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Aramaic

Verb

נחש (transliteration needed)

  1. to divine

Hebrew

Pronunciation

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    • (נָחָשׁ) IPA(key): [naˈχaʃ]
    • (נַחַשׁ) IPA(key): [ˈnaχaʃ]

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

  1. snake (the animal)

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ח־שׁ (n-kh-sh)

Noun

נַחַשׁ (nákhashm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. magic, sorcery, spell, enchantment, augury

Verb

נִחֵשׁ (nikhésh)

  1. defective spelling of ניחש