Nachash נַ֫חַשׁ
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| נַ֫חַשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nachash |
| Strong's number | H5173 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | divination |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Nachash (Hebrew נַ֫חַשׁ, Strong's H5173) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “divination”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
divination, enchantment
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | enchantment (1), enchantments (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | spell (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nachash, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 23:23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
- Numbers 24:1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).