נחש
Aramaic edit
Verb edit
נחש • (transliteration needed)
- to divine
Hebrew edit
Root |
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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)