Aramaic edit

Verb edit

נחש (transliteration needed)

  1. 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 (nakháshm (plural indefinite נְחָשִׁים, singular construct נְחַשׁ־, plural construct נַחֲשֵׁי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. snake (the animal)
Descendants edit
  • Hawaiian: naheka (learned)

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

נַחַשׁ (nákhashm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. magic, sorcery, spell, enchantment, augury

Verb edit

נִחֵשׁ (nikhésh)

  1. defective spelling of ניחש