Nachshôwn — H5177

H5177 · Hebrew — נחשון

Pronunciation: nakh-shone'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Nachshon, an Israelite

  1. Nahshon = "enchanter"
  2. son of Amminadab and prince of the Judah at the first numbering in the wilderness; 5th in descent from Judah in the genealogy of Christ

Usually translated as

Nahshon, Naashon

Origin

from H5172; enchanter

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nachshôwn occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Numbers (5), Ruth (1), 1 Chronicles (2)

Strong's Lexicon — N