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OSHB Deu 8:15 נָחָשׁ (nāḩāsh) Strongs=5175 Lemma=‘נָחָשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘snake’ word gloss=‘snakes’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1451

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Other uses (9) of identical word form נָחָשׁ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נָחָשׁ’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘[the]_snake’, ‘a_snake’, ‘snake’.

GEN 49:17 contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘serpent’ OSHB GEN 49:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 May _he _be Dān a _snake on a _road a _viper on a _path which_ the_heels _of _bites a _horse and_he _fell its _of_rider backwards. (GEN_49:17)

OET-RV: 17 He’ll be a snake beside the road,
⇔ ≈ a viper on the path,
⇔ that bites a horse’s heels
⇔ and its rider falls backwards. (GEN 49:17)

JOB 26:13 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_snake’ word gloss=‘serpent’ OSHB JOB 26:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 By_his _of_wind the_heavens are_clearness his/its_hand it _pierced the_snake fleeing. (JOB_26:13)

OET-RV: 13 By his breath he makes the skies clear.
⇔ His hand pierced the fleeing snake. (JOB 26:13)

PSA 58:5 contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘snake’ OSHB PSA 58:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5  venom _of them is_like_the_likeness _of the_venom _of a _snake like a _cobra deaf which_it _shuts ear _of_its. (PSA_58:5)

OET-RV: 5 then pays no attention to the snake-charmer’s voice
⇔ no matter how skillful they are. (PSA 58:5)

PSA 140:4 contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘snake's’ OSHB PSA 140:4 word 4

OET-LV: 4  they _sharpen tongue _of_their like a _snake the_venom _of a _viper is_under lips _of_their Şelāh. (PSA_140:4)

OET-RV: ⇔  4 Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh.
⇔ ≈ Protect me from violent men who plan to ruin me. (PSA 140:4)

PROV 30:19 contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘snake’ OSHB PROV 30:19 word 5

OET-LV: 19 The _way _of the _eagle in_heavens the_way _of a _snake on a _rock the_way _of a _ship in_the_heart _of the_sea and_the_way _of a _man with_a _young _woman. (PRO_30:19)

OET-RV: • 19 1. how an eagle’s soars in the sky,
• 2. how a snake slithers over a rock,
• 3. how a ship sails across the ocean, and
• 4. how a young man loves a young woman. (PRO 30:19)

ECC 10:8 contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘snake’ OSHB ECC 10:8 word 8

OET-LV: 8 one _who_digs a _pit in/on/over_him/it he _will _fall and_one _who_breaks _through a _wall it_will _bite _him a _snake. (ECC_10:8)

OET-RV: 8 A person who digs a pit can fall into it,
⇔ ≈ and an attacker who breaks through a wall gets bitten by a snake. (ECC 10:8)

ISA 14:29 contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘snake’ OSHB ISA 14:29 word 11

OET-LV: 29 Do _not rejoice Oh _Fəleshet of _you _of_all if/because _that the _rod it _has _been _broken of_the_one _who_struck _you if/because from_the_root _of a _snake a _viper it _will _go _forth and_its _of_fruit will _be_a _serpent flying. (ISA_14:29)

OET-RV: 29 All you Philistines, don’t celebrate that the rod that struck you is now broken,
⇔ because out of the root of that snake, a viper will grow,
⇔ and its result will be a darting adder. (ISA 14:29)

ISA 27:1 contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘serpent’ OSHB ISA 27:1 word 11

OET-LV: 27 in _the_day (the)_that YHWH he _will _visit_judgement with_his _of_sword (the)_fierce and_(the)_great and_(the)_mighty on Leviathan a _snake fleeing and_on Leviathan a _snake twisting and_he _will _slay DOM the _sea_monster which is_in_sea. (ISA_27:1)

OET-RV: 27 ◙ (ISA 27:1)

ISA 27:1 contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘serpent’ OSHB ISA 27:1 word 15

OET-RV: 27 ◙ (ISA 27:1)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘נָחָשׁ’’ have 5 different glosses: ‘Nahash’, ‘[the]_snake’, ‘a_snake’, ‘of_Nahash’, ‘snake’.

Hebrew words (21) other than נָחָשׁ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘snake’

GEN 3:1 וְהַנָּחָשׁ (vəhannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘and_the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, the, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘and, the, serpent’ OSHB GEN 3:1 word 1

OET-LV: 3 And_the_snake it _was crafty from_all (the)_animal _of the_field which he _had _made YHWH god and_he/it _said to the_woman also if/because did _he _say god not you(pl)_must _eat from_all (the)_tree _of the_garden. (GEN_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 Now the snake was the craftiest of all the wild animals that Yahweh God had created, and one day he asked the woman, “Did God really command you to not eat fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” (GEN 3:1)

GEN 3:2 הַנָּחָשׁ (hannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘the, serpent’ OSHB GEN 3:2 word 4

OET-LV: 2 And_she/it _said the_woman to the_snake from _the_fruit of _the _tree[s]_of the_garden we _will _eat. (GEN_3:2)

OET-RV: 2 “No,” answered the woman, “we can eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden, (GEN 3:2)

GEN 3:4 הַנָּחָשׁ (hannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘the, serpent’ OSHB GEN 3:4 word 2

OET-LV: 4 And_he/it _said the_snake to the_woman not surely _(die) you(pl)_will _die_(emph). (GEN_3:4)

OET-RV: 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “It’s not definite that you’ll die. (GEN 3:4)

GEN 3:13 הַנָּחָשׁ (hannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘the, serpent’ OSHB GEN 3:13 word 10

OET-LV: 13 And_ YHWH _he/it _said god to _the_woman what this have _you _done and_she/it _said the_woman the_snake he/it _deceived/seduced_me and_I _ate. (GEN_3:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then Yahweh God asked the woman, “What did you do?”
¶ “The snake tricked me, so I ate some of the fruit,” the woman replied. (GEN 3:13)

GEN 3:14 הַנָּחָשׁ (hannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘the, serpent’ OSHB GEN 3:14 word 5

OET-LV: 14 And_ YHWH _he/it _said god to the_snake if/because you _have _done this are_cursed you from_all the_cattle/livestock and_from_all (the)_animal _of the_field on your(ms)_belly/abdomen you _will _go and_dust you _will _eat all _of the _days _of your(ms)_life. (GEN_3:14)

OET-RV: 14 Then Yahweh God said to the snake,
⇔ “Because you’ve done this you’ll be cursed more than all the livestock,
⇔ and more than every wild animal.
⇔ Now you’ll move along on your belly,
⇔ and you’ll eat dust all the rest of your life. (GEN 3:14)

EXO 4:3 לְנָחָשׁ (lənāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(into)_a, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘into, snake’ OSHB EXO 4:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 And_he/it _said throw_it towards_land and_he_threw _it towards_land and_he/it _was (into)_a_snake and_ Mosheh _he _fled from_before _of_it. (EXO_4:3)

OET-RV: 3 “Throw it on the ground,” Yahweh said. So Mosheh he threw it onto the ground and it became a snake, and he quickly moved back away from it. (EXO 4:3)

EXO 7:15 לְנָחָשׁ (lənāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘into, a_snake’ morpheme glosses=‘into, snake’ OSHB EXO 7:15 word 16

OET-LV: 15 Go to Parˊoh in_morning there he_is_going _out to_the_water and_you _will _stand to_meet_him on the _bank _of the _River and_the_staff which it _was _changed into_a _snake you _will _take in_your _of_hand. (EXO_7:15)

OET-RV: 15 So go to Far’oh. Listen, every morning he goes down to the river, so station yourself to meet him on the bank. Take the staff with you that turned into a snake, (EXO 7:15)

NUM 21:7 הַנָּחָשׁ (hannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, snake[s]’ morpheme glosses=‘the, snakes’ OSHB NUM 21:7 word 17

OET-LV: 7 And_it _came the_people to Mosheh and_they _said we _have _sinned if/because we _have _spoken against_YHWH and_against_you pray to YHWH so_that _he _may _remove from_on_us DOM the_snake and_ Mosheh _he _prayed for the_people. (NUM_21:7)

OET-RV: 7 The people came to Mosheh and begged, “We’ve done wrong by speaking out against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh for us to get him to take the snakes away.” So Mosheh prayed on the peoples’ behalf, (NUM 21:7)

NUM 21:9 נְחַשׁ (nəḩash) Lemma=‘נָחָשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘a_snake_of’ word gloss=‘snake_of’ OSHB NUM 21:9 word 3

OET-LV: 9 And_ Mosheh _he/it _made a _snake _of bronze and_he_put _it on the_standard and_it _was if it _had _bitten the_snake DOM anyone and_he _looked to the _snake _of (the)_bronze and_he _lived. (NUM_21:9)

OET-RV: 9 So Mosheh made a snake out of bronze and attached it to the top of a pole, and anyone who was bitten by a snake would recover when they looked towards the bronze snake. (NUM 21:9)

NUM 21:9 הַנָּחָשׁ (hannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘the, serpent’ OSHB NUM 21:9 word 11

OET-RV: 9 So Mosheh made a snake out of bronze and attached it to the top of a pole, and anyone who was bitten by a snake would recover when they looked towards the bronze snake. (NUM 21:9)

NUM 21:9 נְחַשׁ (nəḩash) Lemma=‘נָחָשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘the_snake_of’ word gloss=‘snake_of’ OSHB NUM 21:9 word 16

OET-RV: 9 So Mosheh made a snake out of bronze and attached it to the top of a pole, and anyone who was bitten by a snake would recover when they looked towards the bronze snake. (NUM 21:9)

2 KI 18:4 נְחַשׁ (nəḩash) Lemma=‘נָחָשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘the_snake_of’ word gloss=‘serpent_of’ OSHB 2 KI 18:4 word 12

OET-LV: 4 He he _removed DOM the _high_places and_he _broke DOM the _sacred_pillars and_he _cut _down DOM the _ʼAshērāh_pole and_he _crushed _to _pieces the _snake _of (the)_bronze which he _had _made Mosheh if/because until the_days (the)_those the _people _of they _were of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) making _smoke to_him/it and_he/it _called to_him/it Nehushtan. (KI2_18:4)

OET-RV: 4 He demolished the hilltop shrines and shattered their pillars, and he cut down the Asherah poles. He crushed the bronze serpent that Mosheh had made, because the Israelis had named it ‘Nehushtan’ and had been offering incense to it until then. (KI2 18:4)

PROV 23:32 כְּנָחָשׁ (kənāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘like, a_snake’ morpheme glosses=‘like, serpent’ OSHB PROV 23:32 word 2

OET-LV: 32 End _of_its like_a _snake it _will _bite and_like_a _viper it _will _sting. (PRO_23:32)

OET-RV: 32 → In the end it bites like a snake,
⇔ ≈ and stings like a viper. (PRO 23:32)

ECC 10:11 הַנָּחָשׁ (hannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ OSHB ECC 10:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11 If it _will _bite the_snake with_not charming and_there_is_not advantage for_the _master _of the _tongue. (ECC_10:11)

OET-RV: 11 If a snake bites before it’s charmed,
⇔ the snake charmer won’t be able to charge for the show. (ECC 10:11)

ISA 34:15 קִפּוֹז (qipōz) Lemma=‘קִפּוֹז’ contextual word gloss=‘arrow_snake[s]’ word gloss=‘owl’ OSHB ISA 34:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 (to)_there arrow _snake[s] it _will _make _a _nest and_it _laid _eggs and_it _will _hatch and_it _will _gather _a _brood in_its _of_shadow surely there red _kites they _will _be _gathered each companion _of_its. (ISA_34:15)

OET-RV: 15 ◙ (ISA 34:15)

ISA 59:5 אֶפְעֶֽה (ʼefˊeh) Lemma=‘אֶפְעֶה’ contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘viper’ OSHB ISA 59:5 word 12

OET-LV: 5 Eggs _of a _viper they _have _hatched and_webs _of a _spider they _weave the_one_who_eats any_of_their _eggs he _will _die and_the _pressed_egg a _snake it _is _hatched. (ISA_59:5)

OET-RV: 5 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 59:5)

ISA 65:25 וְנָחָשׁ (vənāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, a_snake’ morpheme glosses=‘and, serpent's’ OSHB ISA 65:25 word 9

OET-LV: 25 Wolf and_lamb they _will _graze as_one and_the_lion like_ox it _will _eat straw and_a _snake will _be_dust food _of_its not they _will _do _harm and_not they _will _destroy in_all the _mountain _of my _holiness _of_of YHWH he _says. (ISA_65:25)

OET-RV: 25 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 65:25)

JER 46:22 כַּנָּחָשׁ (kannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[is]_like, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘like_a, snake’ OSHB JER 46:22 word 2

OET-LV: 22 Sound _of_its is_like_snake which_it _goes if/because in_strength they _will _come and_with_axes they _will _come to/for_her/it like_cutters _of wood(s). (JER_46:22)

OET-RV: 22 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 46:22)

AMOS 5:19 הַנָּחָשׁ (hannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ OSHB AMOS 5:19 word 15

OET-LV: 19 Just_as he _flees someone from_face/in _front _of the_lion and_it_meets _him the_bear and_he _goes the_house and_he _leans his/its_hand on the_wall and_it_bites _him the_snake. (AMO_5:19)

OET-RV: 19 like when a person flees from a lion and then they run into a bear,
⇔ ≈ or when a person goes in a house and puts a hand on the wall and gets bitten by a snake. (AMO 5:19)

AMOS 9:3 הַנָּחָשׁ (hannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ word gloss=‘the_snake’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘the, serpent’ OSHB AMOS 9:3 word 17

OET-LV: 3 And_if they _will _hide _themselves on_the _top _of (the)_Karmel/(Carmel) from_there I _will _search _for_them and_I_will _take _them and_if they _will _hide _themselves from_before eyes _of_my at_the _bottom _of the_sea from_there I _will _command DOM the_snake and_it_will _bite _them. (AMO_9:3)

OET-RV: 3 Even if they hide on the top of Mt. Carmel, I’ll search there and take them.
⇔ ≈ Though they’re hidden from my sight at the bottom of the sea, I’ll give orders to the serpent there to bite them. (AMO 9:3)

MIC 7:17 כַּנָּחָשׁ (kannāḩāsh) Lemmas=‘כְּ’, ‘נָחָשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘like, snake’ morpheme glosses=‘like_the, snake’ OSHB MIC 7:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 They _will _lick _up dust like_snake like_things _which_crawl _of the_earth they _will _quake from_their _of_strongholds to YHWH god _of_our they _will _be _in _dread and_they _will _be _afraid from_you. (MIC_7:17)

OET-RV: 17 They’ll lick the dust like a snake—
⇔ ≈ like creatures that crawl on the earth.
⇔ They’ll be trembling as they come out of their fortresses.
⇔ ≈ They’ll come with fear to you, our god Yahweh,
⇔ ≈ and they’ll be afraid because of you. (MIC 7:17)