נָחָשׁ
nahas (nāḥāš)
/naw-KHAWSH/
“serpent, snake, adversary”
Serpent, deceptive animal adversary in Eden through whom Satan deceived humanity, destined to have head crushed by woman's seed (Genesis 3:15).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From נָחַשׁ (H5172) to hiss, divine.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
serpent
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: נָחָשׁ (serpent, snake, adversary) -> G3789
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where נָחָשׁ (nahas) carries significant theological or narrative weight.