Strong's H5175 · Hebrew
נָחָשׁ
nâchâsh · /naw-khawsh'/
Definition
a snake (from its hiss)
KJV: serpent.
Root / derivation: from H5172 (נָחַשׁ);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נָחָשׁ across 28 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
28 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis6 verses
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.
Genesis 3:2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Genesis 3:4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Genesis 3:13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 49:17Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. an adder: Heb. an arrow-snake
Exodus2 verses
And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
Exodus 7:15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
Numbers3 verses
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Numbers 21:7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Numbers 21:9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Job1 verse
Psalms2 verses
Proverbs2 verses
Ecclesiastes2 verses
Isaiah3 verses
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. cockatrice: or, adder
Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. piercing: or, crossing like a bar
Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah2 verses
Amos2 verses
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Amos 9:3And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5175 (nâchâsh) mean?
a snake (from its hiss)
How many times does H5175 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5175 (נָחָשׁ) appears in 28 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “serpent.”
How is nâchâsh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5175 is rendered as “serpent” (25×), “serpents” (4×), “serpent's” (2×).
Where does the Hebrew word נָחָשׁ come from?
from H5172 (נָחַשׁ);