Strong H5176H5176Gנָחָשׁ
Nahash
One of the 5 senses of Strong H5176
- Transliteration
- nâchâsh
- Pronunciation
- naw-khawsh'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.11.1
Meaning of the name
Nahash = "serpent"
General definition
The same as H5175; {Nachash} the name of two persons apparently non Israelites: - Nahash.
In the biblical story
Nahash
Ammonite king who besieged Jabesh Gilead.
Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, besieged Jabesh Gilead and threatened to gouge out the right eyes of its inhabitants.
In the Bible
Strong H5176G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nahash3
First verses
- 1 Samuel 11:1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
- 1 Samuel 11:2And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
- 1 Samuel 12:12And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.