Ναασσών G3476
Nahshon, son of Amminadab, ancestor of David and Jesus
Nahshon (Hebrew נַחְשׁוֹן) was the son of Amminadab and father of Salmon, appearing in the genealogies of David and Jesus. He was a leader of Judah during the wilderness wandering (Num 1:7). Matthew and Luke both include him in Jesus' ancestral line (Matt 1:4 twice, Luke 3:32). The name is consistently transliterated across languages: 'Naassṓn,' 'Naasson,' 'Nachschon,' preserving the Hebrew original.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Nahshon, son of Amminadab, a leader of the tribe of Judah and ancestor of King David and Jesus Christ. He appears in both Matthean and Lukan genealogies (Matt 1:4, Luke 3:32). The name is transliterated from Hebrew (נַחְשׁוֹן) meaning 'enchanter' or 'serpent-like,' though biblical texts emphasize his role as tribal leader. Consistent transliteration across languages ('Naassṓn,' 'Naasson') maintains the proper name identity. 3×
AR["نَحْشُونَ", "وَ-نَحْشُونُ"]·ben["নহশোন", "নহশোন;", "নহশোনের"]·DE["Nachschon"]·EN["Naassōn"]·FR["Naasson"]·heb["נַחְשׁוֹן"]·HI["नहशोन", "नहशोन-को", "नहशोन-ने"]·ID["Nahason", "Nahason;"]·IT["naasson"]·jav["Nahason", "Nahason,", "Nahason;"]·KO["나손-은", "나손-을", "나손-의"]·PT["Naassom"]·RU["Наассон", "Наассона", "Наассонов"]·ES["Naassṓn"]·SW["Naassṓn"]·TR["Nahson", "Nahşon"]·urd["نحسون-کا", "نحشون", "نحشون-نے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ναασσών, ὁ indecl. (Heb. נַחְשׁוֹן), Naasson: Mat.1:4, Luk.3:32.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)