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OSHB Gen 49:17 נָחָשׁ (nāḩāsh) Strongs=5175 Lemma=‘נָחָשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘a_snake’ word gloss=‘serpent’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1689

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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’.

DEU 8:15 contextual word gloss=‘snake’ word gloss=‘snakes’ OSHB DEU 8:15 word 5

OET-LV: 15 who_led _of_you in_wilderness the_big/great(sg) and_(the)_awesome snake fiery and_scorpion and_thirsty _ground where there_was_not water who_brought_forth to/for_yourself(m) water from_the _rock _of (the)_flint. (DEU_8:15)

OET-RV: 15 He led you through that vast, treacherous wilderness—the home of poisonous snakes and scorpions, and desert land without water, then he made water flow out of solid rock. (DEU 8:15)

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’.