נחש
Aramaic
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| נ־ח־שׁ (n-ḥ-š) |
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew):
- (נָחָשׁ) IPA(key): [naˈχaʃ]
- (נַחַשׁ) IPA(key): [ˈnaχaʃ]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”). Compare Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake”), Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆕𒋡𒊑 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “snake, chameleon?”, literally “lion of the ground”) and Ugaritic 𐎐𐎈𐎌 (nḥš, “snake”).
Noun
נָחָשׁ • (nakhásh) m (plural indefinite נְחָשִׁים, singular construct נְחַשׁ־, plural construct נַחֲשֵׁי־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- snake (the animal)
Descendants
- → Hawaiian: naheka (learned)
Further reading
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