Quick Definition
Ir-nahash
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Ir-Nachash, a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H5892 (עִיר) and H5175 (נָחָשׁ); city of a serpent;
KJV Usage: Irnahash.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עִיר נָחָשׁ (ir na.chash) — Ir-nahash. A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12; son of: Tehinnah (H8468) § Ir-nahash = "city of a serpent" city founded by a Judaite
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · נחשׁ
Small Animals
snake, serpent = long legless reptile without eyelids or external ears; it moves by wriggling or gliding; some species have a poisonous bite; ≈ symbol of lurking, unexpected danger; associated with lies, deception, and misleading teaching
GEN 3:1 · GEN 3:2 · GEN 3:4 · GEN 3:13 · GEN 3:14 · GEN 49:17 · EXO 4:3 · EXO 7:15 · NUM 21:6 · NUM 21:7 · NUM 21:9 · NUM 21:9 · NUM 21:9 · DEU 8:15 · 2KI 18:4 · JOB 26:13 · PSA 58:5 · PSA 140:4 · PRO 23:32 · PRO 30:19 · ECC 10:8 · ECC 10:11 · ISA 14:29 · ISA 27:1 · ISA 27:1 · ISA 65:25 · JER 8:17 · JER 46:22 · AMO 5:19 · AMO 9:3 · MIC 7:17
name
Names of People
Nahash = man; ► king of Ammon; time of Saul
1SA 11:1 · 1SA 11:1 · 1SA 11:2 · 1SA 12:12 · 2SA 10:2 · 2SA 17:27 · 1CH 19:1 · 1CH 19:2
Names of Locations
Collocation: עִיר נָחָשׁ
Ir Nahash, City of Nahash = town; ◄ founded by Tehinnah
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נָחָשׁ n.pr.m. king of Ammon
father of Abigail and Zeruiah
giving name to a city
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