Nachash means “divine” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G5172 — tryphe (“delicately”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H5172 נָחַשׁ (nachash) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nachash (naw-khash') v. 1. (properly) to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell 2. (generally) to prognosticate It has 9 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include enchantments, have, indeed, divine, and use. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
nachash (naw-khash') v. 1. (properly) to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell 2. (generally) to prognosticate [a primitive root] KJV: X certainly, divine, enchanter, (use) X enchantment, learn by experience, X indeed, diligently observe.
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5172. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to divine
Usage: 1) to practice divination, divine, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to practice divination 1a2) to observe the signs or omens
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nachash, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5172.
And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5172, grouped by book.
Nachash (Strong's H5172) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "divine". nachash (naw-khash') v. 1. (properly) to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell 2. (generally) to prognosticate
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H5172 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5172 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as enchantments, have, indeed, divine, use, and enchanter. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.