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nāḥāš נָחָשׁ ‘Nahash’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as nāḥāš נָחָשׁ ‘serpent’
Roots: נחשׁ

nāḥāš pr n m pers
Nahash = "serpent"
n pr m
1) a king of the Ammonites during the time of king Saul
2) the father of Abigail, the mother of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 11:1, 11:2, 12:12 2 Samuel 10:2, 17:25, 17:27 1 Chronicles 19:2, 19:1

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