נחש

Aramaic

Verb

נחש • (transliteration needed)

  1. to divine

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare Ugaritic 𐎐𐎈𐎌 (nḥš, “snake”), Akkadian [Term?] (/nēšu[m]/, “lion”).

Noun

נָחָשׁ • (nakhásh) m (plural indefinite נְחָשִׁים‎, singular construct נְחַשׁ־, plural construct נַחֲשֵׁי־‎)

  1. snake (the animal)
  2. gummy worm

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ח־שׁ‎

Noun

נַחַשׁ • (nákhash) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. magic, sorcery, spell, enchantment, augury

Verb

נִחֵשׁ • (nikhésh)

  1. Defective spelling of ניחש‎
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