Nâchâsh — H5176

Definition

masculine proper noun

Nachash, the name of two persons apparently non-Israelite

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

Usually translated as

Nahash

Origin

the same as H5175

• Same as Nâchâsh (H5175)

Occurrences

Nâchâsh occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Chronicles (2)

• 1 Samuel 11:1 — Then Nahash (נָחָשׁ֙) the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
• 1 Samuel 11:1 — Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash (נָחָ֔שׁ), Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
• 1 Samuel 11:2 — And Nahash (נָחָשׁ֙) the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
• 1 Samuel 12:12 — And when ye saw that Nahash (נָחָ֞שׁ) the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
• 2 Samuel 10:2 — Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash (נָחָ֗שׁ), as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
• 2 Samuel 17:25 — And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash (נָחָ֔שׁ), sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.
• 2 Samuel 17:27 — And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash (נָחָ֜שׁ) of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
• 1 Chronicles 19:1 — Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash (נָחָ֖שׁ) the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
• 1 Chronicles 19:2 — And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash (נָחָ֗שׁ), because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.