Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H5172
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- nachash
- Pronunciation
- naw-khash'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H5172
- Brief meaning
- Properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell, generally, to prognosticate
- Source renderings
- certainly, divine, enchanter, (use) enchantment, learn by experience, indeed, diligently observe
- Root word
- a primitive root
- Full definition from the source
- Properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate. Root word: a primitive root.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
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05172\ 5172 nachash naw-khash' a primitive root; properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate:--X certainly, divine, enchanter, (use) X enchantment, learn by experience, X indeed, diligently observe.