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Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H5175 נָחָשׁ (nachash)

Nachash means “serpent” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5175 — trogyllion (“Trogyllium”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5175
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 28
Books 13

Strong's H5175 Quick Answer

Strong's H5175 נָחָשׁ (nachash) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nachash (naw-khawsh') n-m. 1. a snake (from its hiss) [from H5172] It has 28 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include serpent, serpents, and serpent's. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nachash (naw-khawsh') n-m. 1. a snake (from its hiss) [from H5172]
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
serpent, serpents, and serpent's

Meaning and Definition

nachash (naw-khawsh') n-m. 1. a snake (from its hiss) [from H5172] KJV: serpent. Root(s): H5172

Original Word
נָחָשׁ
Transliteration
nachash
Derivation
Root: נחשׁ First root strongs: 5172
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5175. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5175 Is Translated

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.

serpent Genesis 3:1 20× serpents Numbers 21:6 4× serpent's Isaiah 65:25

How Strong's H5175 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 28 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5175 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5175 in the Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 3:1 KJV

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Genesis 3:2 KJV

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

Genesis 3:4 KJV

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5175.

Genesis 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Genesis 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Genesis 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Genesis 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 49:17 Old Testament, KJV
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Exodus 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
Exodus 7:15 Old Testament, KJV
Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
Numbers 21:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Numbers 21:7 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Numbers 21:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Deuteronomy 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
2 Kings 18:4 Old Testament, KJV
He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
Job 26:13 Old Testament, KJV
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
Psalms 58:4 Old Testament, KJV
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
Psalms 140:3 Old Testament, KJV
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Proverbs 23:32 Old Testament, KJV
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Proverbs 30:19 Old Testament, KJV
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
Ecclesiastes 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Ecclesiastes 10:11 Old Testament, KJV
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Isaiah 14:29 Old Testament, KJV
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Isaiah 27:1 Old Testament, KJV
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Isaiah 65:25 Old Testament, KJV
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 8:17 Old Testament, KJV
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 46:22 Old Testament, KJV
The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
Amos 5:19 Old Testament, KJV
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Amos 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
Micah 7:17 Old Testament, KJV
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5175, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5175 FAQ

What does nachash (נָחָשׁ) mean?

Nachash (Strong's H5175) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "serpent". nachash (naw-khawsh') n-m. 1. a snake (from its hiss) [from H5172]

How many times is nachash (נָחָשׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's H5175 across 13 books.

Where can I study nachash (נָחָשׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5175 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nachash (נָחָשׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as serpent, serpents, and serpent's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.