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nāḥāš נָחָשׁ ‘serpent’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāḥaš נָחַשׁ ‘to divine’
Roots: נחשׁ

nāḥāš n, m
1) serpent, snake
 1a) serpent
 1b) image (of serpent)
 1c) fleeing serpent (mythological)

Mentioned in Genesis 49:17, 3:1, 3:2, 3:13, 3:14, 3:4 Exodus 7:15, 4:3 Numbers 21:9, 21:7, 21:6 Deuteronomy 8:15 2 Kings 18:4 Isaiah 65:25, 14:29, 27:1 Jeremiah 8:17, 46:22 Amos 5:19, 9:3 Micah 7:17 Psalms 58:5, 140:4 Proverbs 23:32, 30:19 Job 26:13 Ecclesiastes 10:11, 10:8

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