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Nahash, a personal name borne by an Ammonite king in the time of Saul and David, and possibly by other individuals.
Nahash is primarily the name of the Ammonite king who besieged Jabesh-gilead, provoking Saul's first military action (1 Sam 11:1-2). His death later occasioned David's diplomatic gesture of condolence to his son Hanun, which backfired into war (2 Sam 10:2; 1 Chr 19:1-2). A separate Nahash is mentioned as father of Abigail and Zeruiah (2 Sam 17:25), though some scholars identify this figure with Jesse. The name itself means 'serpent' in Hebrew, though the multilingual evidence -- Spanish 'Najas,' French 'Nachash,' German 'Nahash' -- treats it purely as a transliterated proper name. The Septuagint renders it consistently as Naas.
Senses
1. Nahash (personal name) — The proper masculine name Nahash, primarily designating the Ammonite king whose siege of Jabesh-gilead catalyzed Saul's kingship (1 Sam 11:1-2; 12:12). The same or a successor Nahash maintained relations with David (2 Sam 10:2; 1 Chr 19:1-2; possibly 2 Sam 17:27). A distinct Nahash appears as a parent of David's sisters (2 Sam 17:25). German curiously glosses one occurrence as 'Bronze' (confusing this name with the homographic noun nachash/nechash), but all other languages -- Spanish 'Najas/Najash,' French 'Nachash/Nahash' -- correctly transliterate it as a personal name. 9×
AR["ناحاش","ناحاشَ","نَاحَاش","نَاحَاشَ","نَاحَاشُ"]·ben["নাহশ","নাহশের","নাহাশ","নাহাশকে","নাহাশের"]·DE["Bronze","Nachash","Nahash"]·EN["Nachash","Nahash"]·FR["Nachash","Nahash","[נחש]"]·heb["נָחָשׁ","נחש"]·HI["नाहाश","नाहाश-का","नाहाश-की","नाहाश-के"]·ID["Nahas"]·IT["Nachash","Nahash","[נחש]"]·jav["Nahas"]·KO["나하스","나하스의","나하시","나하시가"]·PT["Nachash"]·RU["Нахаш","Нахаша","Нахашу"]·ES["Najas","Najash"]·SW["Nahashi"]·TR["Nahaş","Nahaş'ın","Nahaş-a"]·urd["ناحاش","ناحاش-کے","نحاس","نحاس-کا","نحاس-کی"]
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
† II. נָחָשׁ n.pr.m. 1. king of Ammon 1 S 11:1(×2), 2; 12:12 2 S 10:2 1 Ch 19:1, 2; perhaps also 2 S 17:27; 𝔊 Ναας. 2. father of Abigail and Zeruiah 2 S 17:25, si vera l.; 𝔊 Ναας, but 𝔊L Ιεσσαι (cf. 1 Ch 2:16); WeGesch. 2, 57 Anm. 1 Löhr defend נחשׁ; dub. WeSm HPS. 3. giving name to a city עִיר נ׳ 1 Ch 4:12, 𝔊 πόλεως Ναας; 𝔊L Ηρναας.