Strong H5176H5176Hנָחָשׁ
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 2Sa.10.2;
father of: Hanun (H2586)
father of: Hanun (H2586)
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, father of Hanun, showed kindness to David.
Nahash, the king of the Ammonites and father of Hanun, had shown kindness to David, prompting David to send envoys to console Hanun after Nahash's death.
In the Bible
Strong H5176H appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nahash3
First verses
- 2 Samuel 10:2Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
- 1 Chronicles 19:1Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Chronicles 19:2And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.